Fetches the next row from a query into internal buffers

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# oci_fetch

(PHP 5, PECL OCI8 >= 1.1.0)

oci_fetch — Fetches the next row from a query into internal buffers

### Description

bool oci_fetch ( resource `$statement` )

Fetches the next row from a query into internal buffers accessible either with oci_result(), or by using variables previously defined with oci_define_by_name().

See oci_fetch_array() for general information about fetching data.

### Parameters

`statement`

  A valid OCI8 statement identifier created by oci_parse() and executed by oci_execute(), or a REF CURSOR statement identifier.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` if there are no more rows in the `statement`.

### Examples

Example #1 oci_fetch() with defined variables

`<?php
$conn = oci_connect('hr', 'welcome', 'localhost/XE');
if (!$conn) {
$e = oci_error();
trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message'], ENT_QUOTES), E_USER_ERROR);
}
$sql = 'SELECT location_id, city FROM locations WHERE location_id < 1200';
$stid = oci_parse($conn, $sql);
// The defines MUST be done before executing
oci_define_by_name($stid, 'LOCATION_ID', $locid);
oci_define_by_name($stid, 'CITY', $city);
oci_execute($stid);
// Each fetch populates the previously defined variables with the next row's data
while (oci_fetch($stid)) {
echo "Location id $locid is $city<br>\n";
}
// Displays:
// Location id 1000 is Roma
// Location id 1100 is Venice
oci_free_statement($stid);
oci_close($conn);
?>`

Example #2 oci_fetch() with oci_result()

`<?php
$conn = oci_connect('hr', 'welcome', 'localhost/XE');
if (!$conn) {
$e = oci_error();
trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message'], ENT_QUOTES), E_USER_ERROR);
}
$sql = 'SELECT location_id, city FROM locations WHERE location_id < 1200';
$stid = oci_parse($conn, $sql);
oci_execute($stid);
while (oci_fetch($stid)) {
echo oci_result($stid, 'LOCATION_ID') . " is ";
echo oci_result($stid, 'CITY') . "<br>\n";
}
// Displays:
// 1000 is Roma
// 1100 is Venice
oci_free_statement($stid);
oci_close($conn);
?>`

### Notes

> Note:

> Will not return rows from Oracle Database 12c Implicit Result Sets. Use oci_fetch_array() instead.

### See Also

- oci_define_by_name() - Associates a PHP variable with a column for query fetches
- 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_result() - Returns field's value from the fetched row

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