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<refentry xml:id="sqlite3.open" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>SQLite3::open</refname>
  <refpurpose>Opens an SQLite database</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis role="SQLite3">
   <modifier>public</modifier> <type>void</type><methodname>SQLite3::open</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>flags</parameter><initializer>SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE3_OPEN_CREATE</initializer></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>encryptionKey</parameter><initializer>""</initializer></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Opens an SQLite 3 Database. If the build includes encryption, then it will
   attempt to use the key.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>filename</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Path to the SQLite database, or <literal>:memory:</literal> to use in-memory database.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>flags</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Optional flags used to determine how to open the SQLite database. By
       default, open uses <literal>SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE3_OPEN_CREATE</literal>.
       <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
         <para>
          <literal>SQLITE3_OPEN_READONLY</literal>: Open the database for
          reading only.
         </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
         <para>
          <literal>SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE</literal>: Open the database for
          reading and writing.
         </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
         <para>
          <literal>SQLITE3_OPEN_CREATE</literal>: Create the database if it
          does not exist.
         </para>
        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>encryptionKey</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       An optional encryption key used when encrypting and decrypting an
       SQLite database. If the SQLite encryption module is not installed,
       this parameter will have no effect.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>

 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.void;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>SQLite3::open</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
/**
 * Simple example of extending the SQLite3 class and changing the __construct
 * parameters, then using the open method to initialize the DB.
 */
class MyDB extends SQLite3
{
    function __construct()
    {
        $this->open('mysqlitedb.db');
    }
}

$db = new MyDB();

$db->exec('CREATE TABLE foo (bar STRING)');
$db->exec("INSERT INTO foo (bar) VALUES ('This is a test')");

$result = $db->query('SELECT bar FROM foo');
var_dump($result->fetchArray());
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

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