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pg_get_pid()

pg_get_pid - Gets the backend's process ID

Syntax

int pg_get_pid (resource $connection)

Arguments

  • connection - PostgreSQL database connection resource.

Description

pg_get_pid() gets the backend's (database server process) PID. The PID is useful to determine whether or not a NOTIFYmessage received via pg_get_notify() is sent from another process or not.

Version

PHP 4.3.0, 5

Return value

The backend database process ID.