ocifreedesc

if (!$db = @ocinlogon("dev","dev", "ORCL")) {
    $error = ocierror();
    printf("There was an error connecting. Error was: %s", $error["message"]);
    die();
}

$file = "test.png";

$stmt = ociparse($db,"INSERT INTO gtest VALUES (1,EMPTY_BLOB()) RETURNING id,blobfield INTO :id,:lob");
$lob = ocinewdescriptor($db);
ocibindbyname($stmt,":ID",$id,32);
ocibindbyname($stmt,":LOB",$lob,-1,SQLT_BLOB);
 
ociexecute($stmt,OCI_DEFAULT);
$lob->save(`cat $file`);
ocicommit($db);

ocifreedesc($lob);

$sql = "select blobfield from gtest where id=1";
$stmt = ociparse($db, $sql); 
ociexecute($stmt, OCI_DEFAULT); 
ocifetchinto($stmt, &$row, OCI_RETURN_LOBS); 

header("Content-type: image/png");
echo $row[0];

ocifreestatement($stmt);

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