(PHP 5, PECL OCI8 >= 1.1.0)
oci_statement_type — Returns the type of a statement
$statement
   )
   Returns a keyword identifying the type of the
   OCI8 statement.
  
   Returns the type of statement as one of the
   following strings.
   
| Return String | Notes | 
|---|---|
| ALTER | |
| BEGIN | |
| CALL | Introduced in PHP 5.2.1 (PECL OCI8 1.2.3) | 
| CREATE | |
| DECLARE | |
| DELETE | |
| DROP | |
| INSERT | |
| SELECT | |
| UPDATE | |
| UNKNOWN | 
   Returns FALSE on error.
  
Example #1 oci_statement_type() example
<?php
$conn = oci_connect('hr', 'welcome', 'localhost/XE');
$stid = oci_parse($conn, 'DELETE FROM departments WHERE department_id = 130;');
if (oci_statement_type($stid) == "DELETE") {
    trigger_error('You are not allowed to delete from this table', E_USER_ERROR);
}
else {
    oci_execute($stid);  // delete the row
}
oci_free_statement($stid);
oci_close($conn);
?>