phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin/shapefile
Add a PHP parser for .dbf files
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enhancement
help wanted
- Dominant language
- PHP
- Stars
- 28
- Forks
- 11
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Would be nice to have a basic parser for dBase (.dbf) files in case the dbase extension is not installed.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the repository structure and the linked PHP dbase extension reference to understand the required .dbf behavior. Define what a basic parser must support and verify that shapefile reading works when the extension is unavailable; the issue names no files or tests to run.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100