PG_COPY_TO(3) PG_COPY_TO(3)
pg_copy_to - Copy a table to an array
SYNOPSIS
array pg_copy_to (resource $connection, string $table_name, [string $delimiter], [string $null_as])
DESCRIPTION
pg_copy_to(3) copies a table to an array. It issues COPY TO SQL command internally to retrieve records.
PARAMETERS
o $connection
- PostgreSQL database connection resource.
o $table_name
- Name of the table from which to copy the data into $rows.
o $delimiter
- The token that separates values for each field in each element of $rows. Default is TAB.
o $null_as
- How SQL NULL values are represented in the $rows. Default is N ("\N").
RETURN VALUES
An array with one element for each line of COPY data. It returns FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
pg_copy_to(3) example
<?php
$db = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");
$rows = pg_copy_to($db, $table_name);
pg_query($db, "DELETE FROM $table_name");
pg_copy_from($db, $table_name, $rows);
?>
SEE ALSO
pg_copy_from(3).
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