# ibase_blob_close

(PHP 5, PHP 7 < 7.4.0)

ibase_blob_close — Close blob

### Description

ibase_blob_close ( resource `$blob_handle` ) : mixed

This function closes a BLOB that has either been opened for reading by ibase_blob_open() or has been opened for writing by ibase_blob_create().

### Parameters

`blob_handle`

  A BLOB handle opened with ibase_blob_create() or ibase_blob_open().

### Return Values

If the BLOB was being read, this function returns `TRUE` on success, if the BLOB was being written to, this function returns a string containing the BLOB id that has been assigned to it by the database. On failure, this function returns `FALSE`.

### See Also

- ibase_blob_cancel() - Cancel creating blob
- ibase_blob_open() - Open blob for retrieving data parts