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pg_connect

Name

pg_connect — Establishes a connection to a postgreSQL database.

Synopsis

int pg_connect(host, port[, options][, TTY], db); string host: Database host string port: Port number string options (optional): Connection options string TTY (optional): TTY number string db: Database name

Returns

Connection ID; FALSE on error

Description

Connects to a PostgreSQL database on the server specified by the hostname. options contains the username and password to connect to the database. An alternative to this syntax is to use a connection string made up of name/value pairs including the database, username, and password, as in the following example:

pg_connect("host=dbserver dbname=db user=dbuser password=dbpasswd")

The parameters that can be used in this manner are host , port , dbname , user , password , options , and tty .

Example

Example 1026. Open connection

if (!$db = pg_connect($host,"","user=dbuser password=dbpasswd","","MyDB")) {
  echo "Could not connect to database!\n";
}

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