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pg_connect -conninfo connectOptions pg_connect dbName ?-host hostName? ?-port portNumber? ?-tty tty? ?-options serverOptions?
pg_connect opens a connection to the PostgreSQL server.
Two syntaxes are available. In the older one, each possible option has a separate option switch in the pg_connect command. In the newer form, a single option string is supplied that can contain multiple option values. pg_conndefaults can be used to retrieve information about the available options in the newer syntax.
New style
A string of connection options, each written in the form keyword = value. A list of valid options can be found in the description of the libpq function PQconnectdb.
Old style
The name of the database to connect to.
The host name of the database server to connect to.
The TCP port number of the database server to connect to.
A file or TTY for optional debug output from the server.
Additional configuration options to pass to the server.
If successful, a handle for a database connection is returned. Handles start with the prefix pgsql.
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