# dbase_replace_record

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

dbase_replace_record — Replaces a record in a database

### Description

bool dbase_replace_record ( int `$dbase_identifier` , array `$record` , int `$record_number` )

Replaces the given record in the database with the given data.

### Parameters

`dbase_identifier`

  The database link identifier, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().

`record`

  An indexed array of data. The number of items must be equal to the number of fields in the database, otherwise dbase_add_record() will fail.

  > Note: If you're using dbase_get_record() return value for this parameter, remember to reset the key named deleted.

`record_number`

  An integer which spans from 1 to the number of records in the database (as returned by dbase_numrecords()).

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 Updating a record in the database

`<?php
// open in read-write mode
$db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 2);
if ($db) {
// gets the old row
$row = dbase_get_record_with_names($db, 1);
// remove the 'deleted' entry
unset($row['deleted']);
// Update the date field with the current timestamp
$row['date'] = date('Ymd');
// Replace the record
dbase_replace_record($db, $row, 1);
dbase_close($db);
}
?>`

### See Also

- dbase_add_record()
- dbase_delete_record()