pg_connect
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
pg_connect — Open a PostgreSQL connection
Description
$connection_string
[, int $connect_type
] ) : resource
pg_connect() opens a connection to a
PostgreSQL database specified by the
connection_string
.
If a second call is made to pg_connect() with
the same connection_string
as an existing connection, the
existing connection will be returned unless you pass
PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW
as
connect_type
.
The old syntax with multiple parameters $conn = pg_connect("host", "port", "options", "tty", "dbname") has been deprecated.
Parameters
-
connection_string
-
The
connection_string
can be empty to use all default parameters, or it can contain one or more parameter settings separated by whitespace. Each parameter setting is in the form keyword = value. Spaces around the equal sign are optional. To write an empty value or a value containing spaces, surround it with single quotes, e.g., keyword = 'a value'. Single quotes and backslashes within the value must be escaped with a backslash, i.e., \' and \\.The currently recognized parameter keywords are:
host
,hostaddr
,port
,dbname
(defaults to value ofuser
),user
,password
,connect_timeout
,options
,tty
(ignored),sslmode
,requiressl
(deprecated in favor ofsslmode
), andservice
. Which of these arguments exist depends on your PostgreSQL version.The
options
parameter can be used to set command line parameters to be invoked by the server. -
connect_type
-
If
PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW
is passed, then a new connection is created, even if theconnection_string
is identical to an existing connection.If
PGSQL_CONNECT_ASYNC
is given, then the connection is established asynchronously. The state of the connection can then be checked via pg_connect_poll() or pg_connection_status().
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
5.6.0 |
Support for giving the PGSQL_CONNECT_ASYNC
constant as the connect_type was added.
|
Examples
Example #1 Using pg_connect()
<?php
$dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=mary");
//connect to a database named "mary"
$dbconn2 = pg_connect("host=localhost port=5432 dbname=mary");
// connect to a database named "mary" on "localhost" at port "5432"
$dbconn3 = pg_connect("host=sheep port=5432 dbname=mary user=lamb password=foo");
//connect to a database named "mary" on the host "sheep" with a username and password
$conn_string = "host=sheep port=5432 dbname=test user=lamb password=bar";
$dbconn4 = pg_connect($conn_string);
//connect to a database named "test" on the host "sheep" with a username and password
$dbconn5 = pg_connect("host=localhost options='--client_encoding=UTF8'");
//connect to a database on "localhost" and set the command line parameter which tells the encoding is in UTF-8
?>
See Also
- pg_pconnect() - Open a persistent PostgreSQL connection
- pg_close() - Closes a PostgreSQL connection
- pg_host() - Returns the host name associated with the connection
- pg_port() - Return the port number associated with the connection
- pg_tty() - Return the TTY name associated with the connection
- pg_options() - Get the options associated with the connection
- pg_dbname() - Get the database name
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