php with dBase

as far as i can see, my syntax is correct, but im getting no output.

Tried testing with an echo command, and i get nothing after i call the dbf file.

$dbfile = "192.168.1.54/BPE_BACKUP/720/PT_CONTC.DBF";
$db = dbase_open($dbfile, 0) or die ("Could not open dbf file <i>$db_file</i>.");
echo "test";
if ($db) {
  $record_numbers = dbase_numrecords($db);
  for ($i = 1; $i <= $record_numbers; $i++) {
      $row = dbase_get_record_with_names($db, $i);
          echo "Member #$i: " . trim($row['name']) . "\n";
      
  }
}

does anyone have any tips or tricks to working with dbase?

i need to figure this out by 7/18, it was dropped on me monday.

if($db){
echo "working";

dbase_close($db);
}else {
echo "not working";
}

thanks for the suggestion, but no output. at all.

Have you used dbase_create() to create the database?

the database is already made, do i still need to use dbase_create() to call it?