pg_copy_from
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
pg_copy_from — Insert records into a table from an array
Description
pg_copy_from ( resource $connection , string $table_name , array $rows [, string $delimiter [, string $null_as ]] ) : bool
pg_copy_from() inserts records into a table from rows. It issues a COPY FROM SQL command internally to insert records.
Parameters
-
connection -
PostgreSQL database connection resource.
-
table_name -
Name of the table into which to copy the
rows. -
rows -
An array of data to be copied into
table_name. Each value inrowsbecomes a row intable_name. Each value inrowsshould be a delimited string of the values to insert into each field. Values should be linefeed terminated. -
delimiter -
The token that separates values for each field in each element of
rows. Default isTAB. -
null_as -
How SQL
NULLvalues are represented in therows. Default is \N ("\\N").
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Examples
Example #1 pg_copy_from() 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_to() - Copy a table to an array
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