dba_fetch

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

dba_fetchFetch data specified by key

Description

dba_fetch(string|array $key, resource $dba, int $skip = 0): string|false

Discouraged overloaded signature:

dba_fetch(string $key, int $skip, resource $dba): string

dba_fetch() fetches the data specified by key from the database specified with dba.

Parameters

key

The key the data is specified by.

Note:

When working with inifiles this function accepts arrays as keys where index 0 is the group and index 1 is the value name. See: dba_key_split().

dba

The database handler, returned by dba_open() or dba_popen().

skip

The number of key-value pairs to ignore when using cdb databases. This value is ignored for all other databases which do not support multiple keys with the same name.

Return Values

Returns the associated string if the key/data pair is found, false otherwise.

Changelog

Version Description
8.2.0 dba_fetch()'s optional skip argument is now at the end in line with PHP userland semantics. The previously overloaded signature is still accepted but discouraged.

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