(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
pg_parameter_status — Looks up a current parameter setting of the server
Looks up a current parameter setting of the server.
    Certain parameter values are reported by the server automatically at 
    connection startup or whenever their values change. pg_parameter_status() can be 
    used to interrogate these settings. It returns the current value of a 
    parameter if known, or false if the parameter is not known.
  
    Parameters reported as of PostgreSQL 8.0 include server_version, 
    server_encoding, client_encoding, 
    is_superuser, session_authorization, 
    DateStyle, TimeZone, and integer_datetimes.
    (server_encoding, TimeZone, and 
    integer_datetimes were not reported by releases before 8.0.) Note that 
    server_version, server_encoding and integer_datetimes 
    cannot change after PostgreSQL startup.
  
    PostgreSQL 7.3 or lower servers do not report parameter settings,
    pg_parameter_status()
    includes logic to obtain values for server_version and 
    client_encoding
    anyway. Applications are encouraged to use pg_parameter_status() rather than ad 
    hoc code to determine these values.
  
      On a pre-7.4
      PostgreSQL server, changing client_encoding via SET after connection startup will 
      not be reflected by pg_parameter_status().
     
connectionAn PgSql\Connection instance.
When connection is unspecified, the default connection is used.
The default connection is the last connection made by pg_connect()
or pg_pconnect().
As of PHP 8.1.0, using the default connection is deprecated.
param_name
         Possible param_name values include server_version, 
        server_encoding, client_encoding, 
        is_superuser, session_authorization, 
        DateStyle, TimeZone, and 
        integer_datetimes.  Note that this value is case-sensitive.
        
A string containing the value of the parameter, false on failure or invalid
  param_name.
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 | The connectionparameter expects an PgSql\Connection
  instance now; previously, a resource was expected. | 
Example #1 pg_parameter_status() example
<?php
  $dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");
  echo "Server encoding: ", pg_parameter_status($dbconn, "server_encoding");
?>The above example will output:
Server encoding: SQL_ASCII
