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    pg_free_result

    (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

    pg_free_result — Free result memory

    Description

    bool pg_free_result ( resource $result )

    pg_free_result() frees the memory and data associated with the specified PostgreSQL query result resource.

    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

    PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by pg_query(), pg_query_params() or pg_execute() (among others).

    Return Values

    Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

    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.

    User Contributed Notes

    Stefan W
    2 years ago
    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
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