pg_meta_data
(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)
pg_meta_data — Get meta data for table
Description
array pg_meta_data
( resource $connection
, string $table_name
)
pg_meta_data() returns table definition for table_name as an array.
Warning
This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk.
Parameters
- connection
-
PostgreSQL database connection resource.
- table_name
-
The name of the table.
Return Values
An array of the table definition, or FALSE on error.
Examples
Example#1 Getting table metadata
<?php
$dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");
$meta = pg_meta_data($dbconn, 'authors');
if (is_array($meta)) {
echo '<pre>';
var_dump($meta);
echo '</pre>';
}
?>
The above example will output:
array(3) { ["author"]=> array(5) { ["num"]=> int(1) ["type"]=> string(7) "varchar" ["len"]=> int(-1) ["not null"]=> bool(false) ["has default"]=> bool(false) } ["year"]=> array(5) { ["num"]=> int(2) ["type"]=> string(4) "int2" ["len"]=> int(2) ["not null"]=> bool(false) ["has default"]=> bool(false) } ["title"]=> array(5) { ["num"]=> int(3) ["type"]=> string(7) "varchar" ["len"]=> int(-1) ["not null"]=> bool(false) ["has default"]=> bool(false) } }