There is a problem with dbase_create in that it fails to recongnize the 2nd parameter as being an array of arrays.

I have done some digging, and found a solution to the problem, albet just a quick-fix it does do the trick.

First thing to do is apply the quick patch to the dbase.c file that is mentioned in bug ID: 4813, that will remove the page fault problems.

The way to get the function to work is this:
on the line 569:
  pval *filename, *fields, *field, *value;
make it read:
  pval *filename, *fields, *field, *value, **tmp;

On line 626 change:
  if (zend_hash_index_find(fields->value.ht, i, (void **)&field) == FAILURE) {
to read:
  if (zend_hash_index_find(fields->value.ht, i, (void **)&tmp) == FAILURE) {

Add the fallowing to line 631:
  field = *val;

repeate this method for the other references to function zend_hash_index_find, in dbase_create and it'll work just fine.

It looks like something has changed between PHP3 and PHP4, which must of broke the function.


Config line used: ./configure --with-mysql --with-apxs --enable-dbase --disable-debug