oci_num_rows
A neat way to parse a query only once per script, if the query is done inside a function:
<?php
function querySomething($conn, $id)
{
static $stmt;
if (is_null($stmt)) {
$stmt = oci_parse($conn, 'select * from t where pk = :id');
}
oci_bind_by_name($stmt, ':id', $id, -1);
oci_execute($stmt, OCI_DEFAULT);
return oci_fetch_array($stmt, OCI_ASSOC);
}
?>
With the static variable, the statment handle isn't closed after the function has terminated. Very nice for functions that are called e.g. in loops. Unfortunately this only works for static sql. If you have dynamic sql, you can do the following:
<?php
function querySomething($conn, $data)
{
static $stmt = array();
$first = true;
$query = 'select * from t';
foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
if ($first) {
$first = false;
$query .= ' where ';
} else {
$query .= ' and ';
}
$query .= "$key = :b$key";
}
$queryhash = md5($query);
if (is_null($stmt[$queryhash])) {
$stmt[$queryhash] = oci_parse($conn, $query);
}
foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
// don't use $value, because we bind memory addresses here.
// this would result in every bind pointing at the same value after foreach
oci_bind_by_name($stmt[$queryhash], ":b$key", $data[$key], -1);
}
oci_execute($stmt[$queryhash], OCI_DEFAULT);
return oci_fetch_array($stmt[$queryhash], OCI_ASSOC);
}
?>
oci_parse
(PHP 5, PECL OCI8 >= 1.1.0)
oci_parse — Prepares an Oracle statement for execution
Description
resource oci_parse
( resource
$connection
, string $sql_text
)
Prepares sql_text using
connection and returns the statement identifier,
which can be used with oci_bind_by_name(),
oci_execute() and other functions.
Statement identifiers can be freed
with oci_free_statement() or by setting the
variable to NULL.
Parameters
-
connection -
An Oracle connection identifier, returned by oci_connect(), oci_pconnect(), or oci_new_connect().
-
sql_text -
The SQL or PL/SQL statement.
SQL statements should not end with a semi-colon (";"). PL/SQL statements should end with a semi-colon (";").
Return Values
Returns a statement handle on success, or FALSE on error.
Examples
Example #1 oci_parse() example for SQL statements
<?php
$conn = oci_connect('hr', 'welcome', 'localhost/XE');
// Parse the statement. Note there is no final semi-colon in the SQL statement
$stid = oci_parse($conn, 'SELECT * FROM employees');
oci_execute($stid);
echo "<table border='1'>\n";
while ($row = oci_fetch_array($stid, OCI_ASSOC+OCI_RETURN_NULLS)) {
echo "<tr>\n";
foreach ($row as $item) {
echo " <td>" . ($item !== null ? htmlentities($item, ENT_QUOTES) : " ") . "</td>\n";
}
echo "</tr>\n";
}
echo "</table>\n";
?>
Example #2 oci_parse() example for PL/SQL statements
<?php
/*
Before running the PHP program, create a stored procedure in
SQL*Plus or SQL Developer:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE myproc(p1 IN NUMBER, p2 OUT NUMBER) AS
BEGIN
p2 := p1 * 2;
END;
*/
$conn = oci_connect('hr', 'welcome', 'localhost/XE');
if (!$conn) {
$e = oci_error();
trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message'], ENT_QUOTES), E_USER_ERROR);
}
$p1 = 8;
// When parsing PL/SQL programs, there should be a final semi-colon in the string
$stid = oci_parse($conn, 'begin myproc(:p1, :p2); end;');
oci_bind_by_name($stid, ':p1', $p1);
oci_bind_by_name($stid, ':p2', $p2, 40);
oci_execute($stid);
print "$p2\n"; // prints 16
oci_free_statement($stid);
oci_close($conn);
?>
Notes
Note:
This function does not validate
sql_text. The only way to find out ifsql_textis a valid SQL or PL/SQL statement is to execute it.
Note:
In PHP versions before 5.0.0 use ociparse() instead. The old function name can still be used in current versions, however it is deprecated and not recommended.
See Also
- oci_execute() - Executes a statement
- oci_free_statement() - Frees all resources associated with statement or cursor
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User Contributed Notes
oci_parse - [7 notes]
michael dot virnstein at brodos dot de ¶
5 years ago
kurt at kovac dot ch ¶
9 years ago
For those that are having trouble with error checking, i have noticed on a lot of sites that people are trying to check the statement handle for error messages with OCIParse. Since the statement handle ($sth) is not created yet, you need to check the database handle ($dbh) for any errors with OCIParse. For example:
instead of:
<?php
$stmt = OCIParse($conn, $query);
if (!$stmt) {
$oerr = OCIError($stmt);
echo "Fetch Code 1:".$oerr["message"];
exit;
}
?>
use:
<?php
$stmt = OCIParse($conn, $query);
if (!$stmt) {
$oerr = OCIError($conn);
echo "Fetch Code 1:".$oerr["message"];
exit;
}
?>
Hope this helps someone.
egypt at nmt dot edu ¶
9 years ago
Whereas MySQL doesn't care what kind of quotes are around a LIKE clause, ociexecute gives the error:
ociexecute(): OCIStmtExecute: ORA-00904: "NM": invalid identifier
for the following.
<?php
$sql = "SELECT * FROM addresses "
. "WHERE state LIKE \"NM\""; // error!
$stmt = ociparse($conn, $sql);
ociexecute($stmt);
?>
it's fine if you just use single quotes:
. "WHERE state LIKE 'NM'";
but i think it's interesting that ociparse doesn't say anything
falundir at gmail dot com ¶
2 years ago
When you want to call stored function (and want to read its result) which executes DML queries (insert, update, delete) inside its body you can't use "select your_stored_function(:param1, :param2) from dual" because you will receive "ORA-14551: cannot perform a DML operation inside a query" error.
In order to call such function and get its result you need to wrap it into nested procedure with OUT parameter like this:
DECLARE
PROCEDURE caller(return_value OUT NUMBER) AS
BEGIN
return_value := your_stored_function(:param1, :param2);
END;
BEGIN
caller(:return_value);
END;
and bind to :return_value variable to get the result of function.
Anonymous ¶
7 years ago
one of the most things that is done wrong with oracle is the following.
Cosider:
<?php
$dbh = ocilogon('user', 'pass', 'db');
for ($i = 0; $i<=10; $i++) {
$sth = ociparse($dbh, 'SELECT * FROM T WHERE x = :x');
ocibindbyname($sth, ':x', $i, -1);
ociexecute($sth, OCI_DEFAULT);
if (ocifetchrow($sth, $row, OCI_ASSOC+OCI_RETURN_NULLS)) {
var_dump($row);
}
}
ocilogoff($dbh);
?>
Problem here is, that you parse the same statement over and over and that'll cost ressources and will introduce many wait events. This problem will increase exponentially with the number of users using your system. That's one of the things besides not using bind variables that will prevent your application from scaling well.
The right approach:
<?php
$dbh = ocilogon('user', 'pass', 'db');
$sth = ociparse($dbh, 'SELECT * FROM T WHERE x = :x');
for ($i = 0; $i<=10; $i++) {
ocibindbyname($sth, ':x', $i, -1);
ociexecute($sth, OCI_DEFAULT);
if (ocifetchrow($sth, $row, OCI_ASSOC+OCI_RETURN_NULLS)) {
var_dump($row);
}
}
ocilogoff($dbh);
?>
Now we are parsing the statement once and using it as often as possible.
When your using Oracle, create proper indexes, use bind variables and parse once and execute often. Not doing so will get you into trouble when more than a few users are working with your application simultaneously.
jicurito at hotmail dot com ¶
9 years ago
regarding egypt note on double quotes, the reason for that behaviour is that Oracle treats things with double quotes as identifiers on a given statement... using single quotes won't provoque mistakes...
mwd at modulo3 dot de ¶
12 years ago
if you're using "complex" statements e.g such having calls to build in oracle functions in the select list (as in example below), I did not find any other way as using the "AS <Name>" clause to being able to output the functions outcome using ociresult
example:
<?php
ociparse($conn,"select EMPNO, LPAD(' ', 2*(LEVEL-1)) || ENAME AS COMPLETE_FANTASY_NAME, JOB, HIREDATE from scott.emp start with job='MANAGER' connect by PRIOR EMPNO = MGR");
echo ociresult $stmt,"COMPLETE_FANTASY_NAME")." ";
?>
BTW: I also found out by TAE that "COMPLETE_FANATASY_NAME" might not be "complete fantasy" as it has to be all capital letters.