Php >> Odbc >> Dbf

[dourk]

I need to be able to access (read and write) an older database (still
in production use) that uses dbf files (clipper-style). The php
manual says not to use the dbf functions for a production system -
corruption can occur.

Is it safe to talk to these DBs through ODBC? The machine is running
winXP, apache, and php, and so far, I have no problems getting data
from the DB files thru ODBC, but I'm a bit leery about writing...
Don't want to f' anything up.

If this isn't safe, is there a better route?

[bastien]

well, you could write to text file, but it might be better to test the system by writing to a new table

[dourk]

Unfortunately, I need to be able to update inventory levels in a .dbf used by TeleMagic (old dos contact manager).

[bastien]

replicate the db and test it, once you are satisfied then you can implement it into the main application...testing will be paramount