You do NOT need to call pg_free_result() on every result resource you create.
When result resources go out of scope, they are garbage collected just like everything else.
Unless you're hoarding your results somewhere, you can basically ignore this function.
Here's a little test you can run to confirm this: http://pastebin.com/ghw1PHuE
pg_free_result
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
pg_free_result — Free result memory
Description
pg_free_result() frees the memory and data associated with the specified PgSql\Result instance.
This function need only be called if memory consumption during script execution is a problem. Otherwise, all result memory will be automatically freed when the script ends.
Note:
This function used to be called pg_freeresult().
Parameters
-
result -
An PgSql\Result instance, returned by pg_query(), pg_query_params() or pg_execute()(among others).
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 |
The result parameter expects an PgSql\Result
instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
|
Examples
Example #1 pg_free_result() example
<?php
$db = pg_connect("dbname=users user=me") || die();
$res = pg_query($db, "SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 2");
$val = pg_fetch_result($res, 1, 0);
echo "First field in the second row is: ", $val, "\n";
pg_free_result($res);
?>The above example will output:
First field in the second row is: 2
See Also
- pg_query() - Execute a query
- pg_query_params() - Submits a command to the server and waits for the result, with the ability to pass parameters separately from the SQL command text
- pg_execute() - Sends a request to execute a prepared statement with given parameters, and waits for the result
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Stefan W ¶
11 years ago
