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<refentry xml:id="function.pg-send-prepare" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>pg_send_prepare</refname>
  <refpurpose>Sends a request to create a prepared statement with the given parameters, without waiting for completion</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>pg_send_prepare</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>connection</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>stmtname</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>query</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
    Sends a request to create a prepared statement with the given parameters, 
    without waiting for completion.
  </para>
  <para>
    This is an asynchronous version of <function>pg_prepare</function>: it returns &true; if it was able to 
    dispatch the request, and &false; if not. After a successful call, call 
    <function>pg_get_result</function> to determine whether the server successfully created the 
    prepared statement. The function's parameters are handled identically to 
    <function>pg_prepare</function>. Like <function>pg_prepare</function>, it will not work 
    on pre-7.4 versions of PostgreSQL.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>connection</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       PostgreSQL database connection resource.  When 
       <parameter>connection</parameter> is not present, the default connection 
       is used. The default connection is the last connection made by 
       <function>pg_connect</function> or <function>pg_pconnect</function>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>stmtname</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The name to give the prepared statement.  Must be unique per-connection.  If
       "" is specified, then an unnamed statement is created, overwriting any
       previously defined unnamed statement.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>query</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The parameterized SQL statement.  Must contain only a single statement.
       (multiple statements separated by semi-colons are not allowed.)  If any parameters 
       are used, they are referred to as $1, $2, etc.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>Returns &true; on success, &false; on failure.  Use <function>pg_get_result</function>
  to determine the query result.</para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Using <function>pg_send_prepare</function></title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
  $dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");

  // Prepare a query for execution
  if (!pg_connection_busy($dbconn)) {
    pg_send_prepare($dbconn, "my_query", 'SELECT * FROM shops WHERE name = $1');
    $res1 = pg_get_result($dbconn);
  }

  // Execute the prepared query.  Note that it is not necessary to escape
  // the string "Joe's Widgets" in any way
  if (!pg_connection_busy($dbconn)) {
    pg_send_execute($dbconn, "my_query", array("Joe's Widgets"));
    $res2 = pg_get_result($dbconn);
  }
  
  // Execute the same prepared query, this time with a different parameter
  if (!pg_connection_busy($dbconn)) {
    pg_send_execute($dbconn, "my_query", array("Clothes Clothes Clothes"));
    $res3 = pg_get_result($dbconn);
  }
  
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>pg_connect</function></member>
    <member><function>pg_pconnect</function></member>
    <member><function>pg_execute</function></member>
    <member><function>pg_send_execute</function></member>
    <member><function>pg_send_query_params</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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