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Oracle OCI8
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OCI8 Connection Handling and Connection Pooling
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Supported Datatypes
OCI8 Functions
oci_bind_array_by_name
— Binds a PHP array to an Oracle PL/SQL array parameter
oci_bind_by_name
— Binds a PHP variable to an Oracle placeholder
oci_cancel
— Cancels reading from cursor
oci_client_version
— Returns the Oracle client library version
oci_close
— Closes an Oracle connection
oci_commit
— Commits the outstanding database transaction
oci_connect
— Connect to an Oracle database
oci_define_by_name
— Associates a PHP variable with a column for query fetches
oci_error
— Returns the last error found
oci_execute
— Executes a statement
oci_fetch
— Fetches the next row from a query into internal buffers
oci_fetch_all
— Fetches multiple rows from a query into a two-dimensional array
oci_fetch_array
— Returns the next row from a query as an associative or numeric array
oci_fetch_assoc
— Returns the next row from a query as an associative array
oci_fetch_object
— Returns the next row from a query as an object
oci_fetch_row
— Returns the next row from a query as a numeric array
oci_field_is_null
— Checks if a field in the currently fetched row is null
oci_field_name
— Returns the name of a field from the statement
oci_field_precision
— Tell the precision of a field
oci_field_scale
— Tell the scale of the field
oci_field_size
— Returns field's size
oci_field_type
— Returns a field's data type name
oci_field_type_raw
— Tell the raw Oracle data type of the field
oci_free_descriptor
— Frees a descriptor
oci_free_statement
— Frees all resources associated with statement or cursor
oci_get_implicit_resultset
— Returns the next child statement resource from a parent statement resource that has Oracle Database Implicit Result Sets
oci_lob_copy
— Copies large object
oci_lob_is_equal
— Compares two LOB/FILE locators for equality
oci_new_collection
— Allocates new collection object
oci_new_connect
— Connect to the Oracle server using a unique connection
oci_new_cursor
— Allocates and returns a new cursor (statement handle)
oci_new_descriptor
— Initializes a new empty LOB or FILE descriptor
oci_num_fields
— Returns the number of result columns in a statement
oci_num_rows
— Returns number of rows affected during statement execution
oci_parse
— Prepares an Oracle statement for execution
oci_password_change
— Changes password of Oracle's user
oci_pconnect
— Connect to an Oracle database using a persistent connection
oci_register_taf_callback
— Register a user-defined callback function for Oracle Database TAF
oci_result
— Returns field's value from the fetched row
oci_rollback
— Rolls back the outstanding database transaction
oci_server_version
— Returns the Oracle Database version
oci_set_action
— Sets the action name
oci_set_call_timeout
— Sets a millisecond timeout for database calls
oci_set_client_identifier
— Sets the client identifier
oci_set_client_info
— Sets the client information
oci_set_db_operation
— Sets the database operation
oci_set_edition
— Sets the database edition
oci_set_module_name
— Sets the module name
oci_set_prefetch
— Sets number of rows to be prefetched by queries
oci_set_prefetch_lob
— Sets the amount of data prefetched for each CLOB or BLOB.
oci_statement_type
— Returns the type of a statement
oci_unregister_taf_callback
— Unregister a user-defined callback function for Oracle Database TAF
OCICollection
— The OCICollection class
OCICollection::append
— Appends element to the collection
OCICollection::assign
— Assigns a value to the collection from another existing collection
OCICollection::assignElem
— Assigns a value to the element of the collection
OCICollection::free
— Frees the resources associated with the collection object
OCICollection::getElem
— Returns value of the element
OCICollection::max
— Returns the maximum number of elements in the collection
OCICollection::size
— Returns size of the collection
OCICollection::trim
— Trims elements from the end of the collection
OCILob
— The OCILob class
OCILob::append
— Appends data from the large object to another large object
OCILob::close
— Closes LOB descriptor
OCILob::eof
— Tests for end-of-file on a large object's descriptor
OCILob::erase
— Erases a specified portion of the internal LOB data
OCILob::export
— Exports LOB's contents to a file
OCILob::flush
— Flushes/writes buffer of the LOB to the server
OCILob::free
— Frees resources associated with the LOB descriptor
OCILob::getBuffering
— Returns current state of buffering for the large object
OCILob::import
— Imports file data to the LOB
OCILob::load
— Returns large object's contents
OCILob::read
— Reads part of the large object
OCILob::rewind
— Moves the internal pointer to the beginning of the large object
OCILob::save
— Saves data to the large object
OCILob::saveFile
— Alias of OCILob::import
OCILob::seek
— Sets the internal pointer of the large object
OCILob::setBuffering
— Changes current state of buffering for the large object
OCILob::size
— Returns size of large object
OCILob::tell
— Returns the current position of internal pointer of large object
OCILob::truncate
— Truncates large object
OCILob::write
— Writes data to the large object
OCILob::writeTemporary
— Writes a temporary large object
OCILob::writeToFile
— Alias of OCILob::export
OCI8 Obsolete Aliases and Functions
oci_internal_debug
— Enables or disables internal debug output
ocibindbyname
— Alias of oci_bind_by_name
ocicancel
— Alias of oci_cancel
ocicloselob
— Alias of OCILob::close
ocicollappend
— Alias of OCICollection::append
ocicollassign
— Alias of OCICollection::assign
ocicollassignelem
— Alias of OCICollection::assignElem
ocicollgetelem
— Alias of OCICollection::getElem
ocicollmax
— Alias of OCICollection::max
ocicollsize
— Alias of OCICollection::size
ocicolltrim
— Alias of OCICollection::trim
ocicolumnisnull
— Alias of oci_field_is_null
ocicolumnname
— Alias of oci_field_name
ocicolumnprecision
— Alias of oci_field_precision
ocicolumnscale
— Alias of oci_field_scale
ocicolumnsize
— Alias of oci_field_size
ocicolumntype
— Alias of oci_field_type
ocicolumntyperaw
— Alias of oci_field_type_raw
ocicommit
— Alias of oci_commit
ocidefinebyname
— Alias of oci_define_by_name
ocierror
— Alias of oci_error
ociexecute
— Alias of oci_execute
ocifetch
— Alias of oci_fetch
ocifetchinto
— Obsolete variant of oci_fetch_array, oci_fetch_object, oci_fetch_assoc and oci_fetch_row
ocifetchstatement
— Alias of oci_fetch_all
ocifreecollection
— Alias of OCICollection::free
ocifreecursor
— Alias of oci_free_statement
ocifreedesc
— Alias of OCILob::free
ocifreestatement
— Alias of oci_free_statement
ociinternaldebug
— Alias of oci_internal_debug
ociloadlob
— Alias of OCILob::load
ocilogoff
— Alias of oci_close
ocilogon
— Alias of oci_connect
ocinewcollection
— Alias of oci_new_collection
ocinewcursor
— Alias of oci_new_cursor
ocinewdescriptor
— Alias of oci_new_descriptor
ocinlogon
— Alias of oci_new_connect
ocinumcols
— Alias of oci_num_fields
ociparse
— Alias of oci_parse
ociplogon
— Alias of oci_pconnect
ociresult
— Alias of oci_result
ocirollback
— Alias of oci_rollback
ocirowcount
— Alias of oci_num_rows
ocisavelob
— Alias of OCILob::save
ocisavelobfile
— Alias of OCILob::import
ociserverversion
— Alias of oci_server_version
ocisetprefetch
— Alias of oci_set_prefetch
ocistatementtype
— Alias of oci_statement_type
ociwritelobtofile
— Alias of OCILob::export
ociwritetemporarylob
— Alias of OCILob::writeTemporary
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