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^PostgreSQL FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

pg_meta_data

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

pg_meta_data — Get meta data for table

Description

function pg_meta_data(PgSql\Connection $connection, string $table_name, bool $extended = false): array|false

pg_meta_data() returns table definition for table_name as an array.

Parameters

connection

An PgSql\Connection instance.

table_name

The name of the table.

extended

Flag for returning extended meta data. Default to false.

Return Values

An array of the table definition, or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.1.0 The connection parameter expects an PgSql\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

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)
}
}

See Also

  • pg_convert() - Convert associative array values into forms suitable for SQL statements


<pg_lo_writepg_num_fields>
^PostgreSQL FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026