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
NULLvalues 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);
?>

