db2_pconnect Returns a persistent connection to a database &reftitle.description; resourcedb2_pconnect stringdatabase stringusername stringpassword arrayoptions Returns a persistent connection to an IBM DB2 Universal Database, IBM Cloudscape, or Apache Derby database. For more information on persistent connections, refer to . Calling db2_close on a persistent connection always returns &true;, but the underlying DB2 client connection remains open and waiting to serve the next matching db2_pconnect request. Note that you are strongly urged to only use persistent connections on connections with autocommit turned on. If you attempt to combine transactions with persistent connections, issuing db2_commit or db2_rollback against a persistent connection will affect every persistent connection that is currently using the same underlying DB2 client connection. You may also rapidly experience locking escalation if you do not use autocommit for your persistent connections. &reftitle.parameters; database The database alias in the DB2 client catalog. username The username with which you are connecting to the database. password The password with which you are connecting to the database. options An associative array of connection options that affect the behavior of the connection, where valid array keys include: autocommit Passing the DB2_AUTOCOMMIT_ON value turns autocommit on for this connection handle. Passing the DB2_AUTOCOMMIT_OFF value turns autocommit off for this connection handle. &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns a connection handle resource if the connection attempt is successful. db2_pconnect tries to reuse an existing connection resource that exactly matches the database, username, and password parameters. If the connection attempt fails, db2_pconnect returns &false;. &reftitle.examples; In the following example, the first call to db2_pconnect returns a new persistent connection resource. The second call to db2_pconnect returns a persistent connection resource that simply reuses the first persistent connection resource. ]]> &example.outputs; &reftitle.seealso; db2_connect