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    | db2_pconnect    (PECL) db2_pconnect -- 
   Returns a persistent connection to a database
  Descriptionresource db2_pconnect  ( string database, string username, string password [, array options] ) 
   Returns a persistent connection to an IBM DB2 Universal Database, IBM
   Cloudscape, or Apache Derby database. For more information on persistent
   connections, refer to Chapter 41.
   
   Calling db2_close() on a persistent connection always
   returns TRUE, but the underlying DB2 client connection remains open and
   waiting to serve the next matching db2_pconnect()
   request.
  Parameters
    database
       The database alias in the DB2 client catalog.
      username
       The username with which you are connecting to the database.
      password
       The password with which you are connecting to the database.
      options
       An associative array of connection options that affect the behavior
       of the connection, where valid array keys include:
        autocommit
           Passing the DB2_AUTOCOMMIT_ON value turns
           autocommit on for this connection handle.
           
           Passing the DB2_AUTOCOMMIT_OFF value turns
           autocommit off for this connection handle.
          DB2_ATTR_CASE
           Passing the DB2_CASE_NATURAL value specifies
           that column names are returned in natural case.
           
           Passing the DB2_CASE_LOWER value specifies
           that column names are returned in lower case.
           
           Passing the DB2_CASE_UPPER value specifies
           that column names are returned in upper case.
          CURSOR
           Passing the DB2_FORWARD_ONLY value specifies a
           forward-only cursor for a statement resource. This is the default
           cursor type and is supported on all database servers.
           
           Passing the DB2_SCROLLABLE value specifies a
           scrollable cursor for a statement resource. This mode enables
           random access to rows in a result set, but currently is supported
           only by IBM DB2 Universal Database.
          
Return Values
   Returns a connection handle resource if the connection attempt is
   successful. db2_pconnect() tries to reuse an existing
   connection resource that exactly matches the
   database, username, and
   password parameters. If the connection attempt fails,
   db2_pconnect() returns FALSE.
  Examples
    | Example 1. A db2_pconnect() example 
     In the following example, the first call to
     db2_pconnect() returns a new persistent connection
     resource. The second call to db2_pconnect() returns
     a persistent connection resource that simply reuses the first persistent
     connection resource.
     | <?php
$database = 'SAMPLE';
$user = 'db2inst1';
$password = 'ibmdb2';
$pconn = db2_pconnect($database, $user, $password);
if ($pconn) {
    echo "Persistent connection succeeded.";
}
else {
    echo "Persistent connection failed.";
}
$pconn2 = db2_pconnect($database, $user, $password);
if ($pconn) {
    echo "Second persistent connection succeeded.";
}
else {
    echo "Second persistent connection failed.";
}
?> | 
 The above example will output: | Persistent connection succeeded.
Second persistent connection succeeded. | 
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