<?php
 
 
 
require_once "database.class.php";
 
 
 
$db = new database("username", "password", "connection_string");
 
 
/**
 
 * to select something from database
 
 * ie. current date
 
 */
 
$sql = "select to_char(sysdate, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss') as \"DATE\" from dual";
 
$ret = $db->select($sql);
 
 
echo "Current date: " . $ret['DATE'][0];
 
 
echo "<br>";
 
 
/**
 
 * to update record
 
 */
 
$sql = "update table_name set col_name = new_value";
 
$db->update($sql);
 
 
/**
 
 * to run stored procedure (function) that return user defined data type
 
 * 
 
 * note: auto binding will be used for :data_collection_myvarchar2list
 
 * note: function function_name is returning data type myvarchar2list (not case sensitive)
 
 * note: name convency is used... :data | collection | myvarchar2list
 
 * :data = name for array key where records are returned
 
 * collection = returned records are collection
 
 * myvarchar2list = collection name
 
 */
 
$sql = ":data_collection_myvarchar2list := package_name.function_name(parameter);";
 
$ret = $db->procedure($sql);
 
 
/**
 
 * other procedure example - returning sys_refcursor
 
 * note: name convency is used... :records | cur
 
 * :records = name for array key where records are returned
 
 * cur = returned data type is cursor
 
 * 
 
 * note: allowed built-in datatypes supported can be found in getTypeByName method of database class
 
 */
 
$sql = ":records_cur := package_name.function_name(parameter);";
 
$ret = $db->procedure($sql);
 
 
?>
 
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