# pg_delete

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)

pg_delete — Deletes records

### Description

mixed pg_delete ( resource `$connection` , string `$table_name` , array `$assoc_array` [, int `$options` ] )

pg_delete() deletes records from a table specified by the keys and values in `assoc_array` . If `options` is specified, pg_convert() is applied to `assoc_array` with the specified options.

### Parameters

`connection`

  PostgreSQL database connection resource.

`table_name`

  Name of the table from which to delete rows.

`assoc_array`

  An array whose keys are field names in the table `table_name` , and whose values are the values of those fields that are to be deleted.

`options`

  Any number of `PGSQL_CONV_FORCE_NULL`, `PGSQL_DML_NO_CONV`, `PGSQL_DML_EXEC` or `PGSQL_DML_STRING` combined. If `PGSQL_DML_STRING` is part of the `options` then query string is returned.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure. Returns string if `PGSQL_DML_STRING` is passed via `options` .

### Examples

Example#1 pg_delete() example

`<?php
$db = pg_connect('dbname=foo');
// This is safe, since $_POST is converted automatically
$res = pg_delete($db, 'post_log', $_POST);
if ($res) {
echo "POST data is deleted: $res\n";
} else {
echo "User must have sent wrong inputs\n";
}
?>`
Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change without notice in a future release of PHP. Use this function at your own risk.

### See Also

- pg_convert()