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pg_select

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)

pg_select --  Select records

Description

mixed pg_select ( resource connection, string table_name, array assoc_array [, int options] )

pg_select() selects records specified by assoc_array which has field=>value. For a successful query, it returns an array containing all records and fields that match the condition specified by assoc_array.

If options is specified, pg_convert() is applied to assoc_array with the specified flags.

Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk.

Parameters

connection

PostgreSQL database connection resource.

table_name

Name of the table from which to select rows.

assoc_array

An array whose keys are field names in the table table_name, and whose values are what matched rows are to be updated to.

condition

An array whose keys are field names in the table table_name, and whose values are the conditions that a row must meet to be retrieved.

options

Any number of PGSQL_CONV_FORCE_NULL, PGSQL_DML_NO_CONV, PGSQL_DML_EXEC, PGSQL_DML_ASYNC or PGSQL_DML_STRING combined. If PGSQL_DML_STRING is part of the options then query string is returned.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. Returns string if PGSQL_DML_STRING is passed via options.

Examples

Example 1. pg_select() example

<?php
  $db = pg_connect('dbname=foo');
  // This is safe, since $_POST is converted automatically
  $rec = pg_select($db, 'post_log', $_POST);
  if ($rec) {
      echo "Records selected\n";
      var_dump($rec);
  } else {
      echo "User must have sent wrong inputs\n";
  }
?>

See Also

pg_convert()

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