PDO::getAttribute

Retrieves the value of a predefined PDO or driver attribute.

Syntax

mixed PDO::getAttribute ( $attribute )

Parameters

$attribute: One of the supported attributes. See the Remarks section for the list of supported attributes.

Return Value

On success, returns the value of a connection option, predefined PDO attribute, or custom driver attribute. On failure, returns null.

Remarks

The following table contains the list of supported attributes.

Attribute	Processed by	Supported Values	Description
PDO::ATTR_CASE	PDO	PDO::CASE_LOWER PDO::CASE_NATURAL PDO::CASE_UPPER	Specifies whether the column names should be in a specific case. PDO::CASE_LOWER forces lower case column names, PDO::CASE_NATURAL leaves the column name as returned by the database, and PDO::CASE_UPPER forces column names to upper case. The default is PDO::CASE_NATURAL. This attribute can also be set using PDO::setAttribute.
PDO::ATTR_CLIENT_VERSION	Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server	Array of strings	Describes the versions of the driver and related libraries. Returns an array with the following elements: ODBC version (MajorVer.MinorVer), SQL Server Native Client DLL name and version, Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server version (MajorVer.MinorVer.BuildNumber.Revision)
PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE	PDO	See the PDO documentation.	See the PDO documentation.
PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME	PDO	String	Always returns "sqlsrv".
PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_VERSION	Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server	String	Indicates the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server version (MajorVer.MinorVer.BuildNumber.Revision)
PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE	PDO	PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT PDO::ERRMODE_WARNING PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION	Specifies how failures should be handled by the driver. PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT (the default) sets the error codes and information. PDO::ERRMODE_WARNING raises an E_WARNING. PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION raises an exception. This attribute can also be set using PDO::setAttribute.
PDO::ATTR_ORACLE_NULLS	PDO	See the PDO documentation.	See the PDO documentation.
PDO::ATTR_SERVER_INFO	Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server	Array of 3 elements	Returns the current database, SQL Server version, and SQL Server instance.
PDO::ATTR_SERVER_VERSION	Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server	String	Indicates the SQL Server version (Major.Minor.BuildNumber)
PDO::ATTR_STATEMENT_CLASS	PDO	See PDO documentation	See PDO documentation. (returns PDOStatement)
PDO::ATTR_STRINGIFY_FETCHES	PDO	See PDO documentation	See the PDO documentation.
PDO::SQLSRV_ATTR_DIRECT_QUERY	Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server	true false	Specifies direct or prepared query execution. For more information, see Direct Statement Execution and Prepared Statement Execution in the PDO_SQLSRV Driver.
PDO::SQLSRV_ATTR_ENCODING	Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server	One of the following: PDO::SQLSRV_ENCODING_UTF8 PDO::SQLSRV_ENCODING_SYSTEM	Specifies the character set encoding used by the driver to communicate with the server. The default is PDO::SQLSRV_ENCODING_UTF8.

PDO processes some of the predefined attributes while it requires the driver to handle others. All custom attributes and connection options are handled by the driver, an unsupported attribute or connection option will return null.

Support for PDO was added in version 2.0 of the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server.

Example

This example shows the value of the PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE attribute, before and after changing its value.

<?php
$database = "AdventureWorks";
$conn = new PDO( "sqlsrv:server=(local) ; Database = $database", "", "");

$attributes1 = array( "ERRMODE" );
foreach ( $attributes1 as $val ) {
     echo "PDO::ATTR_$val: ";
     var_dump ($conn->getAttribute( constant( "PDO::ATTR_$val" ) ));
}

$conn->setAttribute( PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION );

$attributes1 = array( "ERRMODE" );
foreach ( $attributes1 as $val ) {
     echo "PDO::ATTR_$val: ";
     var_dump ($conn->getAttribute( constant( "PDO::ATTR_$val" ) ));
}

// An example using PDO::ATTR_CLIENT_VERSION
print_r($conn->getAttribute( PDO::ATTR_CLIENT_VERSION ));
?>

See Also

Reference

PDO Class

Other Resources

PDO