pg_pconnect Open a persistent PostgreSQL connection &reftitle.description; resourcepg_pconnect stringconnection_string intconnect_type pg_pconnect opens a connection to a PostgreSQL database. It returns a connection resource that is needed by other PostgreSQL functions. If a second call is made to pg_pconnect with the same connection_string as an existing connection, the existing connection will be returned unless you pass PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW as connect_type. To enable persistent connection, the pgsql.allow_persistent &php.ini; directive must be set to "On" (which is the default). The maximum number of persistent connection can be defined with the pgsql.max_persistent &php.ini; directive (defaults to -1 for no limit). The total number of connections can be set with the pgsql.max_links &php.ini; directive. pg_close will not close persistent links generated by pg_pconnect. &reftitle.parameters; connection_string The connection_string can be empty to use all default parameters, or it can contain one or more parameter settings separated by whitespace. Each parameter setting is in the form keyword = value. Spaces around the equal sign are optional. To write an empty value or a value containing spaces, surround it with single quotes, e.g., keyword = 'a value'. Single quotes and backslashes within the value must be escaped with a backslash, i.e., \' and \\. The currently recognized parameter keywords are: host, hostaddr, port, dbname, user, password, connect_timeout, options, tty (ignored), sslmode, requiressl (deprecated in favor of sslmode), and service. Which of these arguments exist depends on your PostgreSQL version. connect_type If PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW is passed, then a new connection is created, even if the connection_string is identical to an existing connection. &reftitle.returnvalues; PostgreSQL connection resource on success, &false; on failure. &reftitle.examples; ]]> &reftitle.seealso; pg_connect Persistent Database Connections