(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
pg_meta_data — Get meta data for table
   pg_meta_data() returns table definition for
   table_name as an array.
  
connectionAn PgSql\Connection instance.
table_nameThe name of the table.
extended
       Flag for returning extended meta data. Default to false.
      
   An array of the table definition,  or false on failure.
  
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 | The connectionparameter expects an PgSql\Connection
  instance now; previously, a resource was expected. | 
Example #1 Getting table metadata
<?php
  $dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=publisher") or die("Could not connect");
  $meta = pg_meta_data($dbconn, 'authors');
  if (is_array($meta)) {
      echo '<pre>';
      var_dump($meta);
      echo '</pre>';
  }
?>
The above example will output:
array(3) {
["author"]=>
array(5) {
  ["num"]=>
  int(1)
  ["type"]=>
  string(7) "varchar"
  ["len"]=>
  int(-1)
  ["not null"]=>
  bool(false)
  ["has default"]=>
  bool(false)
}
["year"]=>
array(5) {
  ["num"]=>
  int(2)
  ["type"]=>
  string(4) "int2"
  ["len"]=>
  int(2)
  ["not null"]=>
  bool(false)
  ["has default"]=>
  bool(false)
}
["title"]=>
array(5) {
  ["num"]=>
  int(3)
  ["type"]=>
  string(7) "varchar"
  ["len"]=>
  int(-1)
  ["not null"]=>
  bool(false)
  ["has default"]=>
  bool(false)
}
}