pg_copy_to
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
pg_copy_to — Copy a table to an array
Description
PgSql\Connection
$connection
,string
$table_name
,string
$separator
= "\t",string
$null_as
= "\\\\N"): array|false
pg_copy_to() copies a table to an array. It
issues COPY TO
SQL command internally to
retrieve records.
Parameters
-
connection
-
An PgSql\Connection instance.
-
table_name
-
Name of the table from which to copy the data into
rows
. -
separator
-
The token that separates values for each field in each element of
rows
. Default is\t
. -
null_as
-
How SQL
NULL
values are represented in therows
. Default is\\N
("\\\\N"
).
Return Values
An array with one element for each line of COPY
data, or false
on failure.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.1.0 |
The connection parameter expects an PgSql\Connection
instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
|
Examples
Example #1 pg_copy_to() example
<?php
$db = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");
$rows = pg_copy_to($db, $table_name);
pg_query($db, "DELETE FROM $table_name");
pg_copy_from($db, $table_name, $rows);
?>