# ora_plogon

(PHP 4, PHP 5 <= 5.0.5)

ora_plogon — Open a persistent Oracle connection

### Description

resource ora_plogon ( string `$user` , string `$password` )

Establishes a persistent connection between PHP and an Oracle database.

### Parameters

`user`

  The user name.

`password`

  The password associated with `user` .

### Return Values

Returns a persistent connection identifier, or `FALSE` on error.

### ChangeLog

Version | Description
--- | ---
5.1.0 | The oracle extension is deprecated in favor of oci8.

### Notes

When using oci8 as a replacement for the deprecated oracle extension, consider using:

- oci_pconnect()

### See Also

- ora_logon()