[PHP-DB] pdo_pgsql connection problem

2009-06-09 Thread Maarten Foqué
Dear all, I'm running into a problem I just can't seem to get fixed. I've searched a long time for this already but haven't found anything that comes close to what I'm seeing. I'm trying to connect (and later use) a postgres database through php, using PDO. The webserver is a recently set up

[PHP-DB] currval of an index in Postgres to pass on?

2009-06-09 Thread Carol Walter
I have several modules in a PHP program that access a postgres database. The program needs to create a new Name record in a table is it has a new name or use a name chosen from the database if it doesn't have a new name. I want to load the chosen id in person_id if the name is already

RE: [PHP-DB] currval of an index in Postgres to pass on?

2009-06-09 Thread Hartman, Matthew
Check this link. http://ca3.php.net/function.pg-query The second example shows one way to perform a transaction, or the first commit shows another potential way (sending a BEGIN; as it's own query). An easier way than using CURRVAL is to use the RETURNING clause on your first INSERT, and then