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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry xml:id="function.ifx-connect" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ifx_connect</refname>
<refpurpose>Open Informix server connection</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>resource</type><methodname>ifx_connect</methodname>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>database</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>userid</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>password</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>ifx_connect</function> establishes a connection to an Informix
server.
</para>
<para>
In case a second call is made to <function>ifx_connect</function> with the
same arguments, no new link will be established, but instead, the link
identifier of the already opened link will be returned.
</para>
<para>
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
<function>ifx_close</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
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 <envar>INFORMIXSERVER</envar> environment
value if not defined), ifx.default_user for user, ifx.default_password for
the password (none if not defined).
</para>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>database</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The database name, as a string.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>userid</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The username, as a string.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>password</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The password, as a string.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns a connection identifier on success, or &false; on error.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>Connect to a Informix database</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$conn_id = ifx_connect ("mydb@ol_srv1", "imyself", "mypassword");
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>ifx_pconnect</function></member>
<member><function>ifx_close</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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