oci_new_cursor

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL OCI8 >= 1.1.0)

oci_new_cursorAllocates and returns a new cursor (statement handle)

Description

oci_new_cursor(resource $connection): resource|false

Allocates a new statement handle on the specified connection.

Parameters

connection

An Oracle connection identifier, returned by oci_connect() or oci_pconnect().

Return Values

Returns a new statement handle, or false on error.

Examples

Example #1 Binding a REF CURSOR in an Oracle stored procedure call

<?php

// Precreate:
// create or replace procedure myproc(myrc out sys_refcursor) as
// begin
// open myrc for select first_name from employees;
// end;

$conn = oci_connect("hr", "hrpwd", "localhost/XE");
if (!
$conn) {
$m = oci_error();
trigger_error(htmlentities($m['message']), E_USER_ERROR);
}

$curs = oci_new_cursor($conn);
$stid = oci_parse($conn, "begin myproc(:cursbv); end;");
oci_bind_by_name($stid, ":cursbv", $curs, -1, OCI_B_CURSOR);
oci_execute($stid);

oci_execute($curs); // Execute the REF CURSOR like a normal statement id
while (($row = oci_fetch_array($curs, OCI_ASSOC+OCI_RETURN_NULLS)) != false) {
echo
$row['FIRST_NAME'] . "<br />\n";
}

oci_free_statement($stid);
oci_free_statement($curs);
oci_close($conn);

?>

Notes

Note:

In PHP versions before 5.0.0 you must use ocinewcursor() instead. This name still can be used, it was left as alias of oci_new_cursor() for downwards compatability. This, however, is deprecated and not recommended.