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PDO::commit

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL pdo >= 0.1.0)

PDO::commit Commits a transaction

Description

public PDO::commit(): bool

Commits a transaction, returning the database connection to autocommit mode until the next call to PDO::beginTransaction() starts a new transaction.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a PDOException if there is no active transaction.

Note: An exception is raised even when the PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE attribute is not PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION.

Examples

Example #1 Committing a basic transaction

<?php
/* Begin a transaction, turning off autocommit */
$dbh->beginTransaction();

/* Insert multiple records on an all-or-nothing basis */
$sql = 'INSERT INTO fruit
(name, colour, calories)
VALUES (?, ?, ?)'
;

$sth = $dbh->prepare($sql);

foreach (
$fruits as $fruit) {
$sth->execute(array(
$fruit->name,
$fruit->colour,
$fruit->calories,
));
}

/* Commit the changes */
$dbh->commit();

/* Database connection is now back in autocommit mode */
?>

Example #2 Committing a DDL transaction

<?php
/* Begin a transaction, turning off autocommit */
$dbh->beginTransaction();

/* Change the database schema */
$sth = $dbh->exec("DROP TABLE fruit");

/* Commit the changes */
$dbh->commit();

/* Database connection is now back in autocommit mode */
?>

Note: Not all databases will allow transactions to operate on DDL statements: some will generate errors, whereas others (including MySQL) will automatically commit the transaction after the first DDL statement has been encountered.

See Also

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9 years ago
Keep in mind this bug: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66528

you could not rely on commit() return value while using MySql
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