pg_lo_read
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
pg_lo_read — Read a large object
Description
pg_lo_read ( resource $large_object [, int $len = 8192 ] ) : string
pg_lo_read() reads at most len bytes from a large object and returns it as a string.
To use the large object interface, it is necessary to enclose it within a transaction block.
Note:
This function used to be called pg_loread().
Parameters
-
large_object -
PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by pg_lo_open().
-
len -
An optional maximum number of bytes to return.
Return Values
A string containing len bytes from the large object, or false on error.
Examples
Example #1 pg_lo_read() example
<?php
$doc_oid = 189762345;
$database = pg_connect("dbname=jacarta");
pg_query($database, "begin");
$handle = pg_lo_open($database, $doc_oid, "r");
$data = pg_lo_read($handle, 50000);
pg_query($database, "commit");
echo $data;
?> See Also
- pg_lo_read_all() - Reads an entire large object and send straight to browser
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