oci_fetch_array

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

oci_fetch_array - Returns the next row from a query as an associative or numeric array

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Code Examples

Example #1 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_RETURN_NULLS</span>

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Example #2 oci_fetch_array with DATE columns

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Example #3 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_BOTH</span>

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Example #4 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_NUM</span>

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Example #5 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_ASSOC</span>

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Example #6 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_RETURN_LOBS</span>

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Example #7 oci_fetch_array with case sensitive column names

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Example #8 oci_fetch_array with columns having duplicate names

<?php
/*
  Before running, create the tables:
      CREATE TABLE mycity (id NUMBER, name VARCHAR2(20));
      INSERT INTO mycity (id, name) values (1, 'Melbourne');
      CREATE TABLE mycountry (id NUMBER, name VARCHAR2(20));
      INSERT INTO mycountry (id, name) values (1, 'Australia');
      COMMIT;
*/
$conn = oci_connect('hr', 'welcome', 'localhost/XE');
if (!$conn) {
    $e = oci_error();
    trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message'], ENT_QUOTES), E_USER_ERROR);
}
$sql = 'SELECT mycity.name, mycountry.name
        FROM mycity, mycountry
        WHERE mycity.id = mycountry.id';
$stid = oci_parse($conn, $sql);
oci_execute($stid);
$row = oci_fetch_array($stid, OCI_ASSOC);
var_dump($row);
// Output only contains one "NAME" entry:
//    array(1) {
//      ["NAME"]=>
//      string(9) "Australia"
//    }
// To query a repeated column name, use an SQL column alias like "AS ctnm":
$sql = 'SELECT mycity.name AS ctnm, mycountry.name 
        FROM mycity, mycountry 
        WHERE mycity.id = mycountry.id';
$stid = oci_parse($conn, $sql);
oci_execute($stid);
$row = oci_fetch_array($stid, OCI_ASSOC);
var_dump($row);
// Output now contains both columns selected:
//    array(2) {
//      ["CTNM"]=>
//      string(9) "Melbourne"
//      ["NAME"]=>
//      string(9) "Australia"
//    }
oci_free_statement($stid);
oci_close($conn);

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Example #9 oci_fetch_array with REF CURSOR

<?php
/*
  Create the PL/SQL stored procedure as:
  CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE myproc(p1 OUT SYS_REFCURSOR) AS
  BEGIN
    OPEN p1 FOR SELECT * FROM all_objects WHERE ROWNUM < 5000;
  END;
*/
$conn = oci_connect('hr', 'welcome', 'localhost/XE');
if (!$conn) {
    $e = oci_error();
    trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message'], ENT_QUOTES), E_USER_ERROR);
}
$stid = oci_parse($conn, 'BEGIN myproc(:rc); END;');
$refcur = oci_new_cursor($conn);
oci_bind_by_name($stid, ':rc', $refcur, -1, OCI_B_CURSOR);
oci_execute($stid);
// Execute the returned REF CURSOR and fetch from it like a statement identifier
oci_execute($refcur);  
echo "<table border='1'>\n";
while (($row = oci_fetch_array($refcur, OCI_ASSOC+OCI_RETURN_NULLS)) != false) {
    echo "<tr>\n";
    foreach ($row as $item) {
        echo "    <td>".($item !== null ? htmlentities($item, ENT_QUOTES) : "&nbsp;")."</td>\n";
    }
    echo "</tr>\n";
}
echo "</table>\n";
oci_free_statement($refcur);
oci_free_statement($stid);
oci_close($conn);

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Example #10 Pagination with oci_fetch_array using a LIMIT-like query

<?php
$conn = oci_connect('hr', 'welcome', 'localhost/XE');
if (!$conn) {
    $e = oci_error();
    trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message'], ENT_QUOTES), E_USER_ERROR);
}
// Find the version of the database
preg_match('/Release ([0-9]+)\./', oci_server_version($conn), $matches);
$oracleversion = $matches[1];
// This is the query you want to "page" through
$sql = 'SELECT city, postal_code FROM locations ORDER BY city';
if ($oracleversion >= 12) {
    // Make use of Oracle 12c OFFSET / FETCH NEXT syntax
    $sql = $sql . ' OFFSET :offset ROWS FETCH NEXT :numrows ROWS ONLY';
} else {
    // Older Oracle versions need a nested query selecting a subset
    // from $sql.  Or, if the SQL statement is known at development
    // time, consider using a row_number() function instead of this
    // nested solution.  In production environments, be careful to
    // avoid SQL Injection issues with concatenation.
    $sql = "SELECT * FROM (SELECT a.*, ROWNUM AS my_rnum
                           FROM ($sql) a
                           WHERE ROWNUM <= :offset + :numrows)
            WHERE my_rnum > :offset";
}
$offset  = 0;  // skip this many rows
$numrows = 5;  // return 5 rows
$stid = oci_parse($conn, $sql);
oci_bind_by_name($stid, ':numrows', $numrows);
oci_bind_by_name($stid, ':offset', $offset);
oci_execute($stid);
while (($row = oci_fetch_array($stid, OCI_ASSOC + OCI_RETURN_NULLS)) != false) {
    echo $row['CITY'] . " " . $row['POSTAL_CODE'] . "<br>\n";
}
// Output is:
//    Beijing 190518
//    Bern 3095
//    Bombay 490231
//    Geneva 1730
//    Hiroshima 6823
oci_free_statement($stid);
oci_close($conn);

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Example #11 oci_fetch_array with Oracle Database Implicit Result Sets

<?php
$conn = oci_connect('hr', 'welcome', 'localhost/pdborcl');
if (!$conn) {
    $e = oci_error();
    trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message'], ENT_QUOTES), E_USER_ERROR);
}
// Requires OCI8 2.0 (or later) and Oracle Database 12c (or later)
// Also see oci_get_implicit_resultset()
$sql = 'DECLARE
           c1 SYS_REFCURSOR;
        BEGIN
           OPEN c1 FOR SELECT city, postal_code FROM locations WHERE ROWNUM < 4 ORDER BY city;
           DBMS_SQL.RETURN_RESULT(c1);
           OPEN c1 FOR SELECT country_id FROM locations WHERE ROWNUM < 4 ORDER BY city;
           DBMS_SQL.RETURN_RESULT(c1);
        END;';
$stid = oci_parse($conn, $sql);
oci_execute($stid);
// Note: oci_fetch_all and oci_fetch() cannot be used in this manner
echo "<table>\n";
while (($row = oci_fetch_array($stid, OCI_ASSOC+OCI_RETURN_NULLS)) != false) {
    echo "<tr>\n";
    foreach ($row as $item) {
        echo "  <td>".($item!==null?htmlentities($item, ENT_QUOTES|ENT_SUBSTITUTE):"&nbsp;")."</td>\n";
    }
    echo "</tr>\n";
}
echo "</table>\n";
// Output is:
//    Beijing 190518
//    Bern    3095
//    Bombay  490231
//    CN
//    CH
//    IN
oci_free_statement($stid);
oci_close($conn);

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oci_fetch_array

Example #1 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_RETURN_NULLS</span>

Example #2 oci_fetch_array with DATE columns

Example #3 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_BOTH</span>

Example #4 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_NUM</span>

Example #5 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_ASSOC</span>

Example #6 oci_fetch_array with <span class='function-constant'>OCI_RETURN_LOBS</span>

Example #7 oci_fetch_array with case sensitive column names

Example #8 oci_fetch_array with columns having duplicate names

Example #9 oci_fetch_array with REF CURSOR

Example #10 Pagination with oci_fetch_array using a LIMIT-like query

Example #11 oci_fetch_array with Oracle Database Implicit Result Sets

Function oci_fetch_array:

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