# ora_exec

(PHP 4, PHP 5 <= 5.0.5)

ora_exec — Execute a parsed statement on an Oracle cursor

### Description

bool ora_exec ( resource `$cursor` )

Executes the parsed statement `cursor` .

### Parameters

`cursor`

  An Oracle cursor, already parsed by ora_parse().

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure. Details about the error can be retrieved using the ora_error() and ora_errorcode() functions.

### ChangeLog

Version | Description
--- | ---
5.1.0 | The oracle extension is deprecated in favor of oci8.

### Notes

When using oci8 as a replacement for the deprecated oracle extension, consider using:

- oci_execute()

### See Also

- ora_parse()
- ora_fetch()
- ora_do()