# dbase_pack

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

dbase_pack — Packs a database

### Description

dbase_pack ( resource `$database` ) : bool

Packs the specified database by permanently deleting all records marked for deletion using dbase_delete_record(). Note that the file will be truncated after successful packing (contrary to dBASE III's PACK command).

### Parameters

`database`

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

### 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 Emptying a dBase database

`<?php
// open in read-write mode
$db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 2);
if ($db) {
$record_numbers = dbase_numrecords($db);
for ($i = 1; $i <= $record_numbers; $i++) {
dbase_delete_record($db, $i);
}
// expunge the database
dbase_pack($db);
}
?>`

### See Also

- dbase_delete_record() - Deletes a record from a database