PostgreSQL Functions
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pg_copy_to

Copy a table to an array

Description

arrayfalse pg_copy_to(
    PgSql\Connection $connection,
    string $table_name,
    string $separator = "\t",
    string $null_as = "\\\\N"
)

pg_copy_to copies a table to an array. It issues COPY TO SQL command internally to retrieve records.

Parameters

connection

An PgSql\Connection instance.

table_name

Name of the table from which to copy the data into rows.

separator

The token that separates values for each field in each element of rows. Default is \t.

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, or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.1.0 The connection parameter expects an PgSql\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 pg_copy_to 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