php man page for odbc_pconnect

ODBC_PCONNECT(3)							 1							  ODBC_PCONNECT(3)

odbc_pconnect - Open a persistent database connection

SYNOPSIS
       resource odbc_pconnect (string  $dsn, string  $user, string  $password, [int  $cursor_type])

DESCRIPTION
	Opens a persistent database connection.

	This  function is much like odbc_connect(3), except that the connection is not really closed when the script has finished. Future requests
       for a connection with the same $dsn, $user, $password combination (via odbc_connect(3) and odbc_pconnect(3)) can reuse the persistent  con-
       nection.

PARAMETERS
	See odbc_connect(3) for details.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns an ODBC connection id or 0 ( FALSE) on error.

NOTES
       Note

	       Persistent connections have no effect if PHP is used as a CGI program.

SEE ALSO
       odbc_connect(3), Persistent Database Connections.

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