odbc_connect

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.4

Connect to a datasource.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2
Changed
PHP 8.3
PHP 8.4
Improved
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

odbc_connect Function synopsis

odbc_connect(
    string $dsn,
    ?string $user = null,
    ?string $password = null,
    int $cursor_option = SQL_CUR_USE_DRIVER
  ): Odbc\Connection|false

Parameters

$dsn

Typestring

The database source name for the connection. Alternatively, a DSN-less connection string can be used.

$user

OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull

The username. This parameter is ignored if $dsn contains uid. To connect without specifying a $user, use null.

$password

OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull

The password. This parameter is ignored if $dsn contains pwd. To connect without specifying a $password, use null.

$cursor_option

OptionalTypeintDefault valueSQL_CUR_USE_DRIVER

This sets the type of cursor to be used for this connection. This parameter is not normally needed, but can be useful for working around problems with some ODBC drivers.

Return value

TypeOdbc\Connection|false

Returns an ODBC connection, or false on failure.

Changes to the odbc_connect Function

PHP 8.4

  • Return type added: Odbc\Connection|false
  • Parameter type changed for parameter #2 ($user): string to ?string
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($user): null
  • Parameter type changed for parameter #3 ($password): string to ?string
  • Parameter default value added for position #3 ($password): null
  odbc_connect(
      string $dsn,
-     string $user,
+     ?string $user = null,
-     string $password,
+     ?string $password = null,
      int $cursor_option = SQL_CUR_USE_DRIVER
-   )
+   ): Odbc\Connection|false

PHP 8.2

PHP 8.0

  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($dsn): string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($user): string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #3 ($password): string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #4 ($cursor_option): int
  • Parameter default value added for position #4 ($cursor_option): SQL_CUR_USE_DRIVER
  odbc_connect(
-     $dsn,
+     string $dsn,
-     $user,
+     string $user,
-     $password,
+     string $password,
-     $cursor_option
+     int $cursor_option = SQL_CUR_USE_DRIVER
    )

odbc_connect Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes