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# ibase_pconnect

(3.0.6 - 3.0.18 only, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0)

ibase_pconnect -- Creates an persistent connection to an InterBase database

## Description

``int ibase_pconnect` (string database [, string username [, string password [, string charset [, int buffers [, int dialect [, string role]]]]]])`

ibase_pconnect() acts very much like ibase_connect() with two major differences. First, when connecting, the function will first try to find a (persistent) link that's already opened with the same parameters. If one is found, an identifier for it will be returned instead of opening a new connection. Second, the connection to the InterBase server will not be closed when the execution of the script ends. Instead, the link will remain open for future use (ibase_close() will not close links established by ibase_pconnect()). This type of link is therefore called 'persistent'.

> Note: `buffers` was added in PHP4-RC2.

> Note: `dialect` was added in PHP4-RC2. It is functional only with InterBase 6 and versions higher than that.

> Note: `role` was added in PHP4-RC2. It is functional only with InterBase 5 and versions higher than that.

See also ibase_connect() for the meaning of parameters passed to this function. They are exactly the same.

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