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<refentry id="function.sybase-connect">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>sybase_connect</refname>
  <refpurpose>Opens a Sybase server connection</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>
   <methodsynopsis>
    <type>resource</type><methodname>sybase_connect</methodname>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>servername</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>username</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>password</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>appname</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
  <para> 
   Returns a positive Sybase link identifier on success, or
   &false; on failure.
  </para>
  <para> 
   <function>sybase_connect</function> establishes a connection to a
   Sybase server. The servername argument has to be a valid
   servername that is defined in the 'interfaces' file.
  </para>
  <para> 
   In case a second call is made to
   <function>sybase_connect</function> with the same arguments, no
   new link will be established, but instead, the link identifier of
   the already opened link will be returned.
  </para>
  <para>
   The link to the server will be closed as soon as the
   execution of the script ends, unless it's closed earlier by
   explicitly calling <function>sybase_close</function>.
  </para>
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>sybase_connect</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$link = sybase_connect('SYBASE', '', '')
        or die("Could not connect !");
echo "Connected successfully";
sybase_close($link);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
  <para>
   See also 
   <function>sybase_pconnect</function> and
   <function>sybase_close</function>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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