# dbase_replace_record

(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)

dbase_replace_record — Replaces a record in a database

### Description

dbase_replace_record ( resource `$database` , array `$data` , int `$number` ) : bool

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

### Parameters

`database`

  The database resource, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().

`data`

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

  > Note:

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

`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.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
dbase 7.0.0 | `database` is now a resource instead of an int.

### 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');
// convert the row to an indexed array
$row = array_values($row);
// Replace the record
dbase_replace_record($db, $row, 1);
dbase_close($db);
}
?>`

### Notes

> Note:

> Boolean fields result in an int element value (`0` or `1`) when retrieved via dbase_get_record() or dbase_get_record_with_names(). If they are written back, this results in the value becoming `0`, so care has to be taken to properly adjust the values.

### See Also

- dbase_add_record() - Adds a record to a database
- dbase_delete_record() - Deletes a record from a database