(PHP 5, PECL oci8:1.1-1.2.4)
oci_statement_type — Returns the type of an OCI statement
Returns the type of the provided OCI statement .
A valid OCI statement identifier.
Returns the query type ofstatement as one of the following values:
Example #1 oci_statement_type() example
<?php
    $conn = oci_connect("scott", "tiger");
    $sql  = "delete from emp where deptno = 10";
    $stmt = oci_parse($conn, $sql);
    if (oci_statement_type($stmt) == "DELETE") {
        die("You are not allowed to delete from this table<br />");
    }
    oci_close($conn);
?>
Note: In PHP versions before 5.0.0 you must use ocistatementtype() instead. This name still can be used, it was left as alias of oci_statement_type() for downwards compatability. This, however, is deprecated and not recommended.