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1 # pecl/pq
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3 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/m6w6/ext-pq.svg?branch=v1.0.x)](https://travis-ci.org/m6w6/ext-pq)
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5 ## About:
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7 This is a modern binding to the mature [libpq](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/libpq.html), the official PostgreSQL C-client library.
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9 ### Highlights:
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11 * Nearly 100% support for [asynchronous usage](https://mdref.m6w6.name/pq/Connection/: Asynchronous Usage).
12 * Extended [type support by pg_type](https://mdref.m6w6.name/pq/Types/: Overview).
13 * Fetching simple [multi-dimensional array maps](https://mdref.m6w6.name/pq/Result/map).
14 * Working [Gateway implementation](https://github.com/m6w6/pq-gateway).
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16 ## Installation:
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18 This extension is hosted at [PECL](http://pecl.php.net) and can be installed with [PEAR](http://pear.php.net)'s pecl command:
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20 # pecl install pq
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22 Also, watch out for self-installing [pharext](https://github.com/m6w6/pharext) packages attached to [releases](https://github.com/m6w6/ext-pq/releases).
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24 ## Dependencies:
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26 This extension unconditionally depends on the pre-loaded presence of the following PHP extensions:
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28 - [raphf](http://pecl.php.net/package/raphf)
29 - [spl](http://php.net/spl)
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31 It optionally depends on the following extensions:
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33 * [json](http://php.net/json)
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35
36 ## Documentation:
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38 Documentation is available at https://mdref.m6w6.name/pq