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+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>dblink_connect</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" /><link rev="made" href="pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot" /><link rel="prev" href="dblink.html" title="F.12. dblink" /><link rel="next" href="contrib-dblink-connect-u.html" title="dblink_connect_u" /></head><body id="docContent" class="container-fluid col-10"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="5" align="center">dblink_connect</th></tr><tr><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dblink.html" title="F.12. dblink">Prev</a> </td><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="u" href="dblink.html" title="F.12. dblink">Up</a></td><th width="60%" align="center">F.12. dblink</th><td width="10%" align="right"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 15.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="10%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="contrib-dblink-connect-u.html" title="dblink_connect_u">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="refentry" id="CONTRIB-DBLINK-CONNECT"><div class="titlepage"></div><a id="id-1.11.7.21.5.1" class="indexterm"></a><div class="refnamediv"><h2><span class="refentrytitle">dblink_connect</span></h2><p>dblink_connect — opens a persistent connection to a remote database</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="synopsis">
+dblink_connect(text connstr) returns text
+dblink_connect(text connname, text connstr) returns text
+</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.11.7.21.5.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
+ <code class="function">dblink_connect()</code> establishes a connection to a remote
+ <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database. The server and database to
+ be contacted are identified through a standard <span class="application">libpq</span>
+ connection string. Optionally, a name can be assigned to the
+ connection. Multiple named connections can be open at once, but
+ only one unnamed connection is permitted at a time. The connection
+ will persist until closed or until the database session is ended.
+ </p><p>
+ The connection string may also be the name of an existing foreign
+ server. It is recommended to use the foreign-data wrapper
+ <code class="literal">dblink_fdw</code> when defining the foreign
+ server. See the example below, as well as
+ <a class="xref" href="sql-createserver.html" title="CREATE SERVER"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE SERVER</span></a> and
+ <a class="xref" href="sql-createusermapping.html" title="CREATE USER MAPPING"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE USER MAPPING</span></a>.
+ </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.11.7.21.5.6"><h2>Arguments</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>connname</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
+ The name to use for this connection; if omitted, an unnamed
+ connection is opened, replacing any existing unnamed connection.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>connstr</code></em></span></dt><dd><p><span class="application">libpq</span>-style connection info string, for example
+ <code class="literal">hostaddr=127.0.0.1 port=5432 dbname=mydb user=postgres
+ password=mypasswd options=-csearch_path=</code>.
+ For details see <a class="xref" href="libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING" title="34.1.1. Connection Strings">Section 34.1.1</a>.
+ Alternatively, the name of a foreign server.
+ </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.11.7.21.5.7"><h2>Return Value</h2><p>
+ Returns status, which is always <code class="literal">OK</code> (since any error
+ causes the function to throw an error instead of returning).
+ </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.11.7.21.5.8"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
+ If untrusted users have access to a database that has not adopted a
+ <a class="link" href="ddl-schemas.html#DDL-SCHEMAS-PATTERNS" title="5.9.6. Usage Patterns">secure schema usage pattern</a>,
+ begin each session by removing publicly-writable schemas from
+ <code class="varname">search_path</code>. One could, for example,
+ add <code class="literal">options=-csearch_path=</code> to
+ <em class="parameter"><code>connstr</code></em>. This consideration is not specific
+ to <code class="filename">dblink</code>; it applies to every interface for
+ executing arbitrary SQL commands.
+ </p><p>
+ Only superusers may use <code class="function">dblink_connect</code> to create
+ non-password-authenticated connections. If non-superusers need this
+ capability, use <code class="function">dblink_connect_u</code> instead.
+ </p><p>
+ It is unwise to choose connection names that contain equal signs,
+ as this opens a risk of confusion with connection info strings
+ in other <code class="filename">dblink</code> functions.
+ </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.11.7.21.5.9"><h2>Examples</h2><pre class="screen">
+SELECT dblink_connect('dbname=postgres options=-csearch_path=');
+ dblink_connect
+----------------
+ OK
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT dblink_connect('myconn', 'dbname=postgres options=-csearch_path=');
+ dblink_connect
+----------------
+ OK
+(1 row)
+
+-- FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER functionality
+-- Note: local connection must require password authentication for this to work properly
+-- Otherwise, you will receive the following error from dblink_connect():
+-- ERROR: password is required
+-- DETAIL: Non-superuser cannot connect if the server does not request a password.
+-- HINT: Target server's authentication method must be changed.
+
+CREATE SERVER fdtest FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER dblink_fdw OPTIONS (hostaddr '127.0.0.1', dbname 'contrib_regression');
+
+CREATE USER regress_dblink_user WITH PASSWORD 'secret';
+CREATE USER MAPPING FOR regress_dblink_user SERVER fdtest OPTIONS (user 'regress_dblink_user', password 'secret');
+GRANT USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER fdtest TO regress_dblink_user;
+GRANT SELECT ON TABLE foo TO regress_dblink_user;
+
+\set ORIGINAL_USER :USER
+\c - regress_dblink_user
+SELECT dblink_connect('myconn', 'fdtest');
+ dblink_connect
+----------------
+ OK
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT * FROM dblink('myconn', 'SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[]);
+ a | b | c
+----+---+---------------
+ 0 | a | {a0,b0,c0}
+ 1 | b | {a1,b1,c1}
+ 2 | c | {a2,b2,c2}
+ 3 | d | {a3,b3,c3}
+ 4 | e | {a4,b4,c4}
+ 5 | f | {a5,b5,c5}
+ 6 | g | {a6,b6,c6}
+ 7 | h | {a7,b7,c7}
+ 8 | i | {a8,b8,c8}
+ 9 | j | {a9,b9,c9}
+ 10 | k | {a10,b10,c10}
+(11 rows)
+
+\c - :ORIGINAL_USER
+REVOKE USAGE ON FOREIGN SERVER fdtest FROM regress_dblink_user;
+REVOKE SELECT ON TABLE foo FROM regress_dblink_user;
+DROP USER MAPPING FOR regress_dblink_user SERVER fdtest;
+DROP USER regress_dblink_user;
+DROP SERVER fdtest;
+</pre></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dblink.html" title="F.12. dblink">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="dblink.html" title="F.12. dblink">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="contrib-dblink-connect-u.html" title="dblink_connect_u">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">F.12. dblink </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 15.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> dblink_connect_u</td></tr></table></div></body></html> \ No newline at end of file