ingres_error

Get a meaningful error message for the last error generated

&reftitle.description; `string` `ingres_error` `resource` `link`

Returns a string containing the last error, or NULL if no error has occurred.

If a `link` resource is passed to `ingres_error`, it returns the last error recorded for the link. If no link is passed then `ingres_error` returns the last error reported using the default link.

The function, `ingres_error`, should always be called after executing any database query. Calling another function before `ingres_error` is called will reset or change any error message from the last Ingres function call.

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`link`

- The connection link identifier

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Returns a string containing the last error, or NULL if no error has occurred.

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### Get a message for the last error generated

    <?php
    $link = ingres_connect($database, $user, $password);

    $result = ingres_query($link, "select * from table");

    $error_text = ingres_error();

    if (!is_null($error_text)) {
       echo "An error occurred - " . $error_text;
    }
    ?>

&reftitle.seealso;

- `ingres_errno`
- `ingres_errsqlstate`
- `ingres_next_error`