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# pg_dbname

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

pg_dbname -- Get the database name

## Description

string pg_dbname ( [resource connection] )

pg_dbname() returns the name of the database that the given PostgreSQL connection resource.

## Parameters

connection

  PostgreSQL database connection resource. When connection is not present, the default connection is used. The default connection is the last connection made by pg_connect() or pg_pconnect().

## Return Values

A string containing the name of the database the connection is to, or `FALSE` on error.

## Examples

Example 1. pg_dbname() example

`<?php error_reporting(E_ALL); pg_connect("host=localhost port=5432 dbname=mary"); echo pg_dbname(); // mary ?>`

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