SQLite3::openBlob

    (PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    SQLite3::openBlob — Opens a stream resource to read a BLOB

    Description

    public SQLite3::openBlob(
        string $table,
        string $column,
        int $rowid,
        string $database = "main",
        int $flags = SQLITE3_OPEN_READONLY
    ): resource|false

    Opens a stream resource to read or write a BLOB, which would be selected by:

    SELECT column FROM database.table WHERE rowid = rowid

    Note: It is not possible to change the size of a BLOB by writing to the stream. Instead, an UPDATE statement has to be executed, possibly using SQLite's zeroblob() function to set the desired BLOB size.

    Parameters

    table

    The table name.

    column

    The column name.

    rowid

    The row ID.

    database

    The symbolic name of the DB

    flags

    Either SQLITE3_OPEN_READONLY or SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE to open the stream for reading only, or for reading and writing, respectively.

    Return Values

    Returns a stream resource, or false on failure.

    Changelog

    Version Description
    7.2.0 The flags parameter has been added, allowing to write BLOBs; formerly only reading was supported.

    Examples

    Example #1 SQLite3::openBlob() example

    <?php
    $conn     = new SQLite3(':memory:');
    $conn->exec('CREATE TABLE test (text text)');
    $conn->exec("INSERT INTO test VALUES ('Lorem ipsum')");
    $stream = $conn->openBlob('test', 'text', 1);
    echo     stream_get_contents($stream);
    fclose($stream); // mandatory, otherwise the next line would fail
    $conn->close();
    ?>

    The above example will output:

    Lorem ipsum

    Example #2 Incrementally writing a BLOB

    <?php
    $conn     = new SQLite3(':memory:');
    $conn->exec('CREATE TABLE test (text text)');
    $conn->exec("INSERT INTO test VALUES (zeroblob(36))");
    $stream = $conn->openBlob('test', 'text', 1, 'main', SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE);
    for (    $i = 0; $i < 3; $i++) {
    fwrite($stream, "Lorem ipsum\n");
    }
    fclose($stream);
    echo     $conn->querySingle("SELECT text FROM test");
    $conn->close();
    ?>

    The above example will output:

    Lorem ipsum
Lorem ipsum
Lorem ipsum

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