pg_lo_tell

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Returns current seek position a of large object

int pg_lo_tell ( resource $large_object )

pg_lo_tell() returns the current position (offset from the beginning) of a large object.

To use the large object interface, it is necessary to enclose it within a transaction block.

Parameters:

large_object

PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by pg_lo_open().

Returns:

The current seek offset (in number of bytes) from the beginning of the large object. If there is an error, the return value is negative.

Changelog:

5.6.0

Added PostgreSQL 9.3's 64bit large object support. Both client and server must support PostgreSQL 9.3 and PHP must be 64bit build to use 64bit large object.

Examples:

pg_lo_tell() example

<?php
   $doc_oid = 189762345;
   $database = pg_connect("dbname=jacarta");
   pg_query($database, "begin");
   $handle = pg_lo_open($database, $doc_oid, "r");
   // Skip first 50000 bytes
   pg_lo_seek($handle, 50000, PGSQL_SEEK_SET);
   // See how far we've skipped
   $offset = pg_lo_tell($handle);
   echo "Seek position is: $offset";
   pg_query($database, "commit");
?>

The above example will output:

Seek position is: 50000