(PHP 5 < 5.3.0, dbase 5, dbase 7)
dbase_pack — Packs a database
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).
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);}?>