# PDO::getAttribute

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PECL pdo >= 0.2.0)

PDO::getAttribute — Retrieve a database connection attribute

### Description

public PDO::getAttribute ( int `$attribute` ) : mixed

This function returns the value of a database connection attribute. To retrieve PDOStatement attributes, refer to PDOStatement::getAttribute().

Note that some database/driver combinations may not support all of the database connection attributes.

### Parameters

`attribute`

  One of the `PDO::ATTR_*` constants. The constants that apply to database connections are as follows:

  - `PDO::ATTR_AUTOCOMMIT`
  - `PDO::ATTR_CASE`
  - `PDO::ATTR_CLIENT_VERSION`
  - `PDO::ATTR_CONNECTION_STATUS`
  - `PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME`
  - `PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE`
  - `PDO::ATTR_ORACLE_NULLS`
  - `PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT`
  - `PDO::ATTR_PREFETCH`
  - `PDO::ATTR_SERVER_INFO`
  - `PDO::ATTR_SERVER_VERSION`
  - `PDO::ATTR_TIMEOUT`

### Return Values

A successful call returns the value of the requested PDO attribute. An unsuccessful call returns `null`.

### Examples

Example #1 Retrieving database connection attributes

`<?php
$conn = new PDO('odbc:sample', 'db2inst1', 'ibmdb2');
$attributes = array(
"AUTOCOMMIT", "ERRMODE", "CASE", "CLIENT_VERSION", "CONNECTION_STATUS",
"ORACLE_NULLS", "PERSISTENT", "PREFETCH", "SERVER_INFO", "SERVER_VERSION",
"TIMEOUT"
);
foreach ($attributes as $val) {
echo "PDO::ATTR_$val: ";
echo $conn->getAttribute(constant("PDO::ATTR_$val")) . "\n";
}
?>`

### See Also

- PDO::setAttribute() - Set an attribute
- PDOStatement::getAttribute() - Retrieve a statement attribute
- PDOStatement::setAttribute() - Set a statement attribute