php man page for pg_query_params

PG_QUERY_PARAMS(3)														PG_QUERY_PARAMS(3)

pg_query_params  -  Submits  a command to the server and waits for the result, with the ability to pass parameters separately from the SQL command
text.

SYNOPSIS
       resource pg_query_params ([resource  $connection], string  $query, array  $params)

DESCRIPTION
	Submits a command to the server and waits for the result, with the ability to pass parameters separately from the SQL command text.

       pg_query_params(3) is like pg_query(3), but offers additional functionality: parameter values can be specified separately from the  command
       string proper. pg_query_params(3) is supported only against PostgreSQL 7.4 or higher connections; it will fail when using earlier versions.

	If  parameters	are  used,  they  are referred to in the $query string as $1, $2, etc. The same parameter may appear more than once in the
       $query; the same value will be used in that case. $params specifies the actual values of the parameters. A NULL value in this  array  means
       the corresponding parameter is SQL NULL.

	The primary advantage of pg_query_params(3) over pg_query(3) is that parameter values may be separated from the $query string, thus avoid-
       ing the need for tedious and error-prone quoting and escaping. Unlike pg_query(3), pg_query_params(3) allows at most one SQL command in the
       given string. (There can be semicolons in it, but not more than one nonempty command.)

PARAMETERS
	      o $connection
		- PostgreSQL database connection resource. When $connection is not present, the default connection is used. The default connection
		is the last connection made by pg_connect(3) or pg_pconnect(3).

	      o $query
		- The parameterized SQL statement. Must contain only a single statement. (multiple statements separated  by  semi-colons  are  not
		allowed.) If any parameters are used, they are referred to as $1, $2, etc.  User-supplied values should always be passed as param-
		eters, not interpolated into the query string, where they form possible  SQL injection attack vectors and introduce bugs when han-
		dling data containing quotes. If for some reason you cannot use a parameter, ensure that interpolated values are properly escaped.

	      o $params
		-  An  array of parameter values to substitute for the $1, $2, etc. placeholders in the original prepared query string. The number
		of elements in the array must match the number of placeholders.  Values intended for bytea fields are not supported as parameters.
		Use pg_escape_bytea(3) instead, or use the large object functions.

RETURN VALUES
	A query result resource on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Using pg_query_params(3)

	      <?php
	      // Connect to a database named "mary"
	      $dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=mary");

	      // Find all shops named Joe's Widgets.  Note that it is not necessary to
	      // escape "Joe's Widgets"
	      $result = pg_query_params($dbconn, 'SELECT * FROM shops WHERE name = $1', array("Joe's Widgets"));

	      // Compare against just using pg_query
	      $str = pg_escape_string("Joe's Widgets");
	      $result = pg_query($dbconn, "SELECT * FROM shops WHERE name = '{$str}'");

	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       pg_query(3).

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