PostgreSQL -> PHP problem

This is the debug output for the last query that seems to be throwing PHP
into a fit (a fit that somehow closes the backend connection - note, it
doesn't crash, it just closes)..

I don't think anything is going on here that shouldn't be, it looks the same
as any other query that succeeds.. I just wanted someone that could actually
read and understand this to take a look..

Thanks!

Debug output follows ---

ProcessQuery
CommitTransactionCommand
StartTransactionCommand
query: SELECT * FROM app_degrees
parser outputs:

{ QUERY :command 1 :utility <> :resultRelation 0 :into <> :isPortal false
:isBinary false :isTemp false :unionall false :distinctClause <> :sortClause
<> :rtable ({ RTE :relname app_degrees :ref { ATTR :relname app_degrees
:attrs <>} :relid 660864 :inh false :inFromCl true :inJoinSet true :skipAcl
false}) :targetlist ({ TARGETENTRY :resdom { RESDOM :resno 1 :restype 23
:restypmod -1 :resname degree_id :reskey 0 :reskeyop 0 :ressortgroupref 0
:resjunk false } :expr { VAR :varno 1 :varattno 1 :vartype 23 :vartypmod -1
:varlevelsup 0 :varnoold 1 :varoattno 1}} { TARGETENTRY :resdom { RESDOM
:resno 2 :restype 1043 :restypmod 14 :resname abbr :reskey 0 :reskeyop 0
:ressortgroupref 0 :resjunk false } :expr { VAR :varno 1 :varattno 2
:vartype 1043 :vartypmod 14 :varlevelsup 0 :varnoold 1 :varoattno 2}} {
TARGETENTRY :resdom { RESDOM :resno 3 :restype 1043 :restypmod 54 :resname
description :reskey 0 :reskeyop 0 :ressortgroupref 0 :resjunk false } :expr
{ VAR :varno 1 :varattno 3 :vartype 1043 :vartypmod 54 :varlevelsup 0
:varnoold 1 :varoattno 3}}) :qual <> :groupClause <> :havingQual <> :hasAggs
false :hasSubLinks false :unionClause <> :intersectClause <> :limitOffset <>
:limitCount <> :rowMark <>}

after rewriting:
{ QUERY
:command 1
:utility <>
:resultRelation 0
:into <>
:isPortal false
:isBinary false
:isTemp false
:unionall false
:distinctClause <>
:sortClause <>
:rtable (
{ RTE
:relname app_degrees
:ref
{ ATTR
:relname app_degrees
:attrs <>
}

:relid 660864
:inh false
:inFromCl true
:inJoinSet true
:skipAcl false
}
)

:targetlist (
{ TARGETENTRY
:resdom
{ RESDOM
:resno 1
:restype 23
:restypmod -1
:resname degree_id
:reskey 0
:reskeyop 0
:ressortgroupref 0
:resjunk false
}

:expr
{ VAR
:varno 1
:varattno 1
:vartype 23
:vartypmod -1
:varlevelsup 0
:varnoold 1
:varoattno 1
}
}

{ TARGETENTRY
:resdom
{ RESDOM
:resno 2
:restype 1043
:restypmod 14
:resname abbr
:reskey 0
:reskeyop 0
:ressortgroupref 0
:resjunk false
}

:expr
{ VAR
:varno 1
:varattno 2
:vartype 1043
:vartypmod 14
:varlevelsup 0
:varnoold 1
:varoattno 2
}
}

{ TARGETENTRY
:resdom
{ RESDOM
:resno 3
:restype 1043
:restypmod 54
:resname description
:reskey 0
:reskeyop 0
:ressortgroupref 0
:resjunk false
}

:expr
{ VAR
:varno 1
:varattno 3
:vartype 1043
:vartypmod 54
:varlevelsup 0
:varnoold 1
:varoattno 3
}
}
)

:qual <>
:groupClause <>
:havingQual <>
:hasAggs false
:hasSubLinks false
:unionClause <>
:intersectClause <>
:limitOffset <>
:limitCount <>
:rowMark <>
}

plan:

{ SEQSCAN :startup_cost 0.00 :total_cost 20.00 :rows 1000 :width 28 :state
<> :qptargetlist ({ TARGETENTRY :resdom { RESDOM :resno 1 :restype 23
:restypmod -1 :resname degree_id :reskey 0 :reskeyop 0 :ressortgroupref 0
:resjunk false } :expr { VAR :varno 1 :varattno 1 :vartype 23 :vartypmod -1
:varlevelsup 0 :varnoold 1 :varoattno 1}} { TARGETENTRY :resdom { RESDOM
:resno 2 :restype 1043 :restypmod 14 :resname abbr :reskey 0 :reskeyop 0
:ressortgroupref 0 :resjunk false } :expr { VAR :varno 1 :varattno 2
:vartype 1043 :vartypmod 14 :varlevelsup 0 :varnoold 1 :varoattno 2}} {
TARGETENTRY :resdom { RESDOM :resno 3 :restype 1043 :restypmod 54 :resname
description :reskey 0 :reskeyop 0 :ressortgroupref 0 :resjunk false } :expr
{ VAR :varno 1 :varattno 3 :vartype 1043 :vartypmod 54 :varlevelsup 0
:varnoold 1 :varoattno 3}}) :qpqual <> :lefttree <> :righttree <> :extprm ()
:locprm () :initplan <> :nprm 0 :scanrelid 1 }

ProcessQuery
CommitTransactionCommand
proc_exit(0)
shmem_exit(0)
exit(0)
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster: reaping dead processes...
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster: CleanupProc: pid 45155 exited with status 0