pg_query($connection, "set client_encoding to '$encoding'") can be used instead.
pg_set_client_encoding
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
pg_set_client_encoding — Set the client encoding
Description
pg_set_client_encoding() sets the client encoding and returns 0 if success or -1 if error.
PostgreSQL will automatically convert data in the backend database encoding into the frontend encoding.
Note:
The function used to be called pg_setclientencoding().
Parameters
-
connection -
An PgSql\Connection instance. When
connectionis unspecified, the default connection is used. The default connection is the last connection made by pg_connect() or pg_pconnect().WarningAs of PHP 8.1.0, using the default connection is deprecated.
-
encoding -
The required client encoding. One of
SQL_ASCII,EUC_JP,EUC_CN,EUC_KR,EUC_TW,UNICODE,MULE_INTERNAL,LATINX(X=1...9),KOI8,WIN,ALT,SJIS,BIG5orWIN1250.The exact list of available encodings depends on your PostgreSQL version, so check your PostgreSQL manual for a more specific list.
Return Values
Returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 |
The connection parameter expects an PgSql\Connection
instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
|
Examples
Example #1 pg_set_client_encoding() example
<?php
$conn = pg_pconnect("dbname=publisher");
if (!$conn) {
echo "An error occurred.\n";
exit;
}
// Set the client encoding to UNICODE. Data will be automatically
// converted from the backend encoding to the frontend.
pg_set_client_encoding($conn, "UNICODE");
$result = pg_query($conn, "SELECT author, email FROM authors");
if (!$result) {
echo "An error occurred.\n";
exit;
}
// Write out UTF-8 data
while ($row = pg_fetch_row($result)) {
echo "Author: $row[0] E-mail: $row[1]";
echo "<br />\n";
}
?>
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