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<refentry xml:id="function.ifx-close" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ifx_close</refname>
  <refpurpose>Close Informix connection</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>ifx_close</methodname>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>ifx_close</function> closes the link to an Informix
   database that's associated with the specified link identifier.
  </para>
  <para>
   Note that this isn't usually necessary, as non-persistent open
   links are automatically closed at the end of the script's
   execution.
  </para>
  <para>
   <function>ifx_close</function> will not close persistent links
   generated by <function>ifx_pconnect</function>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The link identifier. If not specified, the last opened link is
       assumed.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Closing a Informix connection</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$conn_id = ifx_connect ("mydb@ol_srv", "itsme", "mypassword");
/* ... some queries and stuff ... */
ifx_close($conn_id);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>ifx_connect</function></member>
    <member><function>ifx_pconnect</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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