(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)
pg_meta_data — Get meta data for table
$connection
   , string $table_name
   [, bool $extended
  ] )pg_meta_data() returns table definition for table_name as an array.
connectionPostgreSQL database connection resource.
table_nameThe name of the table.
extended
       Flag for returning extended meta data. Default to FALSE.
      
   An array of the table definition, or FALSE on error.
  
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)
}
}
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 5.6.0 | No longer experimental. Added "is enum" as default attribute. extendedflag is added. |