PHP Developer's Dictionary- P96:PHP is an open source, server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language used to create dynamically generated Web pages. With an easy-to-use syntax and a large, extensible library of modules, PHP brings together the best of Perl, C++, and other languages. | PHP Developer s Dictionary int ocicolumnsize int stmt mixed column Description The ocicolumnsize function which is available in PHP and higher returns the size of the column in the result set stmt . The column parameter can be either the 1-based column number or the column name. ociserverversion Syntax string ociserverversion int conn Description The ociserverversion function which is available in PHP and higher returns a string containing information about which version of the Oracle server is running. conn is a valid connection to the server. ocistatementtype Syntax string ocistatementtype int stmt Description The ocistatementtype function which is available in PHP and higher returns the type of the result set stmt which can be one of the following values SELECT UPDATE DELETE INSERT CREATE DROP ALTER BEGIN DECLARE or UNKNOWN. ocinewcursor Syntax int ocinewcursor int conn Description IT-SC book 475 PHP Developer s Dictionary The ocinewcursor function which is available in PHP and higher allocates a new statement handle for the connection specified by the conn parameter. This function is used to bind reference cursors. ocifreestatement Syntax int ocifreestatement int stmt Description The ocifreestatement function which is available in PHP and higher frees all resources associated with the result set indicated by the stmt parameter. ocifreecursor Syntax int ocifreecursor int stmt Description The ocifreecursor function which is available in PHP and higher frees all resources associated with the cursor referenced by the stmt parameter. ocicolumnname Syntax string ocicolumnname int stmt int col Description The ocicoiumnname function which is available in PHP and higher returns the name of the column indicated by the col parameter in the result set stmt . The col parameter should be the 1-based column number for the statement. ocicolumntype Syntax IT-SC book 476 PHP Developer s Dictionary mixed ocicolumntype int stmt int col .