ifx_connect
Open Informix server connection
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resourceifx_connect
stringdatabase
stringuserid
stringpassword
ifx_connect establishes a connection to an Informix
server.
In case a second call is made to ifx_connect with the
same arguments, no new link will be established, but instead, the link
identifier of the already opened link will be returned.
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
ifx_close.
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All of the arguments are optional, and if they're missing, defaults are
taken from values supplied in &php.ini; (ifx.default_host for the host
(Informix libraries will use INFORMIXSERVER environment
value if not defined), ifx.default_user for user, ifx.default_password for
the password (none if not defined).
database
The database name, as a string.
userid
The username, as a string.
password
The password, as a string.
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Returns a connection identifier on success, or &false; on error.
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Connect to a Informix database
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ifx_pconnect
ifx_close