The code I've shown you in this article may or may not work exactly from your cut-and-paste. However, I use this same structure for writing all the Oracle connectivity on my current projects...so I know it works.
By abstracting the authentication to a single location, I can manage my application's connection strings much easier.
By using the 'query' function for encapsulating all queries, I gain a significant speed up in application development time. It also helps to keep the code broken into distinct Classes or 'objects'.
When it comes time to hunting down problems and making enhancements, you'll be glad you abstracted the complicated portions of your PHP code so that you can concentrate on the true business logic.
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