pg_pconnect
  Open a persistent PostgreSQL connection
  
 
  Description
  
   resource pg_pconnect
    ( string $connection_string
   [, int $connect_type
  ] )
  
  
   If a second call is made to pg_pconnect with
   the same connection_string as an existing connection, the
   existing connection will be returned unless you pass
   PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW as
   connect_type.
  
  
   To enable persistent connection, the pgsql.allow_persistent
   php.ini directive must be set to "On" (which is the default).
   The maximum number of persistent connection can be defined with the pgsql.max_persistent
   php.ini directive (defaults to -1 for no limit). The total number
   of connections can be set with the pgsql.max_links 
   php.ini directive.
  
  
   pg_close will not close persistent links
   generated by pg_pconnect.
  
  
 
  Parameters
  
   
    
     - 
connection_string
- 
      
       The connection_stringcan be empty to use all default parameters, or it 
       can contain one or more parameter settings separated by whitespace. 
       Each parameter setting is in the form keyword = value. Spaces around 
       the equal sign are optional. To write an empty value or a value 
       containing spaces, surround it with single quotes, e.g., keyword = 
       'a value'. Single quotes and backslashes within the value must be 
       escaped with a backslash, i.e., \' and \\.
 
       The currently recognized parameter keywords are:
       host,hostaddr,port,dbname,user,password,connect_timeout,options,tty(ignored),sslmode,requiressl(deprecated in favor ofsslmode), andservice.  Which of these arguments exist depends
       on your PostgreSQL version.
 
- 
connect_type
- 
      
       If PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEWis passed, then a new connection
       is created, even if theconnection_stringis identical to
       an existing connection.
 
 
 
  Return Values
  
   PostgreSQL connection resource on success, FALSE on failure.
  
  
 
 
  Examples
  
   
    Example #1 Using pg_pconnect
    
<?php
$dbconn = pg_pconnect("dbname=mary");
//connect to a database named "mary"
$dbconn2 = pg_pconnect("host=localhost port=5432 dbname=mary");
// connect to a database named "mary" on "localhost" at port "5432"
$dbconn3 = pg_pconnect("host=sheep port=5432 dbname=mary user=lamb password=foo");
//connect to a database named "mary" on the host "sheep" with a username and password
$conn_string = "host=sheep port=5432 dbname=test user=lamb password=bar";
$dbconn4 = pg_pconnect($conn_string);
//connect to a database named "test" on the host "sheep" with a username and password
?>