<?php
        $db = @ocilogon("scott", "tiger", "ZTST");
        $statement = ociparse($db, "CREATE TABLE foo (blob_field BLOB)");
        ociexecute($statement);

        $query = "INSERT INTO foo (blob_field) " .
                         "VALUES (EMPTY_BLOB()) " .
                         "RETURNING blob_field into :blob";
        $statement = ociparse($db, $query);
        ocibindbyname($statement, ':blob', &$undefined, -1, OCI_B_BLOB);
        $result = ociexecute($statement);
?>