pg_parameter_status(3) [php man page]

PG_PARAMETER_STATUS(3)													    PG_PARAMETER_STATUS(3)

pg_parameter_status - Looks up a current parameter setting of the server.

SYNOPSIS

       string pg_parameter_status ([resource  $connection], string  $param_name)

DESCRIPTION

	Looks up a current parameter setting of the server.

	Certain parameter values are reported by the server automatically at connection startup or whenever their values change. pg_parameter_sta-
       tus(3) can be used to interrogate these settings. It returns the current value of a parameter if known, or FALSE if the	parameter  is  not
       known.

	Parameters  reported  as  of PostgreSQL 8.0 include server_version, server_encoding, client_encoding, is_superuser, session_authorization,
       DateStyle, TimeZone, and integer_datetimes. ( server_encoding, TimeZone, and integer_datetimes were not reported by releases  before  8.0.)
       Note that server_version, server_encoding and integer_datetimes cannot change after PostgreSQL startup.

	PostgreSQL  7.3  or lower servers do not report parameter settings, pg_parameter_status(3) includes logic to obtain values for server_ver-
       sion and client_encoding anyway. Applications are encouraged to use pg_parameter_status(3) rather than ad hoc code to determine these  val-
       ues.

       Caution

	       On  a  pre-7.4  PostgreSQL  server,  changing  client_encoding via SET after connection startup will not be reflected by pg_parame-
	      ter_status(3).

PARAMETERS

	      o $connection
		- PostgreSQL database connection resource. When $connection is not present, the default connection is used. The default connection
		is the last connection made by pg_connect(3) or pg_pconnect(3).

	      o $param_name
		-  Possible $param_name values include server_version, server_encoding, client_encoding, is_superuser, session_authorization, Dat-
		eStyle, TimeZone, and integer_datetimes.

RETURN VALUES

       A string containing the value of the parameter, FALSE on failure or invalid $param_name.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      pg_parameter_status(3) example

	      <?php
		$dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");

		echo "Server encoding: ", pg_parameter_status($dbconn, "server_encoding");
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      Server encoding: SQL_ASCII

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PG_PCONNECT(3)															    PG_PCONNECT(3)

pg_pconnect - Open a persistent PostgreSQL connection

SYNOPSIS

       resource pg_pconnect (string  $connection_string, [int  $connect_type])

DESCRIPTION

       pg_pconnect(3) opens a connection to a PostgreSQL database. It returns a connection resource that is needed by other PostgreSQL functions.

	If  a  second  call  is made to pg_pconnect(3) 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.

	To enable persistent connection, the pgsql.allow_persistent php.ini directive must be set to "On" (which is the default). The maximum num-
       ber of persistent connection can be defined with the pgsql.max_persistent php.ini directive (defaults to -1 for no limit). The total number
       of connections can be set with the pgsql.max_links php.ini directive.

       pg_close(3) will not close persistent links generated by pg_pconnect(3).

PARAMETERS

	      o $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, $user, $password, $connect_timeout, $options, $tty  (ignored),  $sslmode,  $requiressl  (deprecated	in
		favor of $sslmode), and $service. Which of these arguments exist depends on your PostgreSQL version.

	      o $connect_type
		- If PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW is passed, then a new connection is created, even if the $connection_string is identical to an exist-
		ing connection.

RETURN VALUES

	PostgreSQL connection resource on success, FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      Using pg_pconnect(3)

	      <?php
	      $dbconn = pg_pconnect("dbname=mary");
	      //connect to a database named "mary"

	      $dbconn2 = pg_pconnect("host=localhost port=5432 dbname=mary");
	      // connect to a database named "mary" on "localhost" at port "5432"

	      $dbconn3 = pg_pconnect("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";
	      $dbconn4 = pg_pconnect($conn_string);
	      //connect to a database named "test" on the host "sheep" with a username and password
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       pg_connect(3),  Persistent Database Connections.

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