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# pg_lo_unlink

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

pg_lo_unlink — Delete a large object

### Description

bool pg_lo_unlink ( resource `$connection` , int `$oid` )

pg_lo_unlink() deletes a large object with the `oid` . Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

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

> Note: This function used to be called pg_lounlink().

### Parameters

`connection`

  PostgreSQL database connection resource. When `connection` is not present, the default connection is used. The default connection is the last connection made by pg_connect() or pg_pconnect().

`oid`

  The OID of the large object in the database.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 pg_lo_unlink() example

`<?php
// OID of the large object to delete
$doc_oid = 189762345;
$database = pg_connect("dbname=jacarta");
pg_query($database, "begin");
pg_lo_unlink($database, $doc_oid);
pg_query($database, "commit");
?>`

### See Also

- pg_lo_create()
- pg_lo_import()

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