#int pq\Transaction::importLOB(string $local_path[, int $oid = pq\LOB::INVALID_OID)

Import a local file into a large object.

Params:#

• string $local_path#
  A path to a local file to import.
• Optional int $oid# = pq\LOB::INVALID_OID
  The target OID. A new large object will be created if INVALID_OID.

Returns:#

• int, the (new) OID of the large object.

Throws:#

• pq\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
• pq\Exception\BadMethodCallException
• pq\Exception\RuntimeException

Example:#

<?php

$connection = new pq\Connection;
$transaction = $connection->startTransaction();

$oid = $transaction->importLOB(__FILE__);
$lob = $transaction->openLOB($oid);

var_dump($lob);

?>

Yields:

object(pq\LOB)#5 (3) {
  ["transaction"]=> {
      ...
  }
  ["oid"]=>
  int(74492)
  ["stream"]=>
  resource(6) of type (stream)
}