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<reference id="ref.ibase">
<title>InterBase functions</title>
<titleabbrev>InterBase</titleabbrev>
<partintro>
<para>
InterBase is a popular database put out by Borland/Inprise. More
information about InterBase is available at <ulink
url="&url.ibase;">&url.ibase;</ulink>. Oh, by the way, Interbase
just joined the open source movement!
</para>
</partintro>
<refentry id="function.ibase-connect">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_connect</refname>
<refpurpose>
Open a connection to an InterBase database
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_connect</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>database</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string
<parameter><optional>username</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
<paramdef>string
<parameter><optional>password</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Opens a connection to an InterBase database.
<example>
<title><function>Ibase_connect</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
$dbh = ibase_connect ($host, $username, $password);
$stmt = 'SELECT * FROM tblname';
$sth = ibase_query ($dbh, $stmt);
while ($row = ibase_fetch_object ($sth)) {
print $row->email . "\n";
}
ibase_close ($dbh);
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
<para>
See also: <function>ibase_pconnect</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-pconnect">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_pconnect</refname>
<refpurpose>
Creates an persistent connection to an InterBase database
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_connect</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>database</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>string
<parameter><optional>username</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
<paramdef>string
<parameter><optional>password</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
Opens a persistent connection to an Interbase database.
</simpara>
<para>
See also <function>ibase_connect</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-close">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_close</refname>
<refpurpose>
Close a connection to an InterBase database
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_close</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>connection_id</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Close a connection to an InterBase database. This function takes
a connection id returned from <function>ibase_connect</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-query">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_query</refname>
<refpurpose>Execute a query on an InterBase database</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_query</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>link_identifier</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>query</parameter> </paramdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>bind_args</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
Performs a query on a InterBase database, returning a result
identifier for use with <function>ibase_fetch_row</function>,
<function>ibase_free_result</function> and
<function>ibase_free_query</function>.
</simpara>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-fetch-row">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_fetch_row</refname>
<refpurpose>Fetch a row from an InterBase database</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_fetch_row</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>result_identifier</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
Returns the next row specified by the result identifier obtained
using the <function>ibase_query</function>.
</simpara>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-fetch-object">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_fetch_object</refname>
<refpurpose>Get an object from a InterBase database</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_fetch_object</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>result_id</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Fetches a row as a pseudo-object from a
<parameter>result_id</parameter> obtained either by
<function>ibase_query</function> or
<function>ibase_execute</function>.
<informalexample>
<programlisting role="php">
$dbh = ibase_connect ($host, $username, $password);
$stmt = 'SELECT * FROM tblname';
$sth = ibase_query ($dbh, $stmt);
while ($row = ibase_fetch_object ($sth)) {
print $row->email . "\n";
}
ibase_close ($dbh);
</programlisting>
</informalexample>
</para>
<para>
See also <function>ibase_fetch_row</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-free-result">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_free_result</refname>
<refpurpose>Free a result set</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_free_result</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>result_identifier</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
Free's a result set the has been created by
<function>ibase_query</function>.
</simpara>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-prepare">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_prepare</refname>
<refpurpose>
Prepare a query for later binding of parameter placeholders and
execution
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_prepare</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int
<parameter><optional>link_identifier</optional></parameter>
</paramdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>query</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
Prepare a query for later binding of parameter placeholders (via
<function>ibase_bind</function>) and execution (via
<function>ibase_execute</function>).
</simpara>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-bind">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_bind</refname>
<refpurpose>
Bind placeholder parameters from a previously prepared query
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_bind</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>query</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
Bind Parameters from a query prepared by
<function>ibase_prepare</function>.
</simpara>
<note>
<para>
<function>Ibase_bind</function> is currently not functional in
PHP4
</para>
</note>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-execute">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_execute</refname>
<refpurpose>Execute a previously prepared query</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_execute</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>query</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
Execute a query prepared (and perhaps binded) by
<function>ibase_prepare</function> and
<function>ibase_bind</function>.
</simpara>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-free-query">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_free_query</refname>
<refpurpose>
Free memory allocated by a prepared query
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_free_query</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>query</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
Free a query prepared by <function>ibase_prepare</function>.
</simpara>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-timefmt">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_timefmt</refname>
<refpurpose>
Sets the format of datetime columns returned from queries
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_timefmt</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>string <parameter>format</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<simpara>
Sets the format of the datetime columns returned from queries.
</simpara>
<note>
<para>
<function>Ibase_timefmt</function> is currently not functional
in PHP4.
</para>
</note>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
<refentry id="function.ibase-num-fields">
<refnamediv>
<refname>ibase_num_fields</refname>
<refpurpose>
Get the number of rows in a result set
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcdef>int <function>ibase_num_fields</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>int <parameter>result_id</parameter></paramdef>
</funcsynopsis>
<para>
Returns an integer containing the number of fields in a result
set.
<informalexample>
<programlisting role="php">
$dbh = ibase_connect ($host, $username, $password);
$stmt = 'SELECT * FROM tblname';
$sth = ibase_query ($dbh, $stmt);
if (ibase_num_fields($sth) > 0) {
while ($row = ibase_fetch_object ($sth)) {
print $row->email . "\n";
}
} else {
die ("No Results were found for your query");
}
ibase_close ($dbh);
</programlisting>
</informalexample>
</para>
<para>
See also: <function>ibase_field_info</function>.
</para>
<note>
<para>
<function>Ibase_num_fields</function> is currently not functional
in PHP4.
</para>
</note>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
</reference>
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