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<OCILob::flushOCILob::getBuffering>
^OCILobLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

OCILob::free

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL OCI8 >= 1.1.0)

OCILob::free — Frees resources associated with the LOB descriptor

Description

public function OCILob::free(): bool

Frees resources associated with the descriptor, previously allocated with oci_new_descriptor().

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0, PECL OCI8 3.0.0 The OCI-Lob class was renamed to OCILob to align with PHP naming standards.

<OCILob::flushOCILob::getBuffering>
^OCILobLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026