pg_client_encoding
PostgreSQL supports automatic character set conversion between server and client for certain character sets. pg_client_encoding returns the client encoding as a string. The returned string will be one of the standard PostgreSQL encoding identifiers.
Note:
This function requires PostgreSQL 7.0 or higher. If libpq is compiled without multibyte encoding support, pg_client_encoding always returns SQL_ASCII. Supported encoding depends on PostgreSQL version. Refer to the PostgreSQL Documentation supported encodings.
The function used to be called pg_clientencoding.
Parameters
- connection
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An PgSql\Connection instance. When connection is null, the default connection is used. The default connection is the last connection made by pg_connect or pg_pconnect.
Warning:
As of PHP 8.1.0, using the default connection is deprecated.
Return Values
The client encoding.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
| 8.1.0 | The connection parameter expects an PgSql\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected. |
| 8.0.0 | connection is now nullable. |