How can the error message "ORA-02289: Sequence is not present" be resolved in PHP?

The error message "ORA-02289: Sequence is not present" occurs when trying to use a sequence in Oracle that does not exist. To resolve this issue in PHP, you need to first check if the sequence exists in the database before using it in your code. You can do this by querying the Oracle data dictionary views to see if the sequence is present. If the sequence does not exist, you can create it using the appropriate SQL statement.

<?php

// Connect to Oracle database
$conn = oci_connect('username', 'password', 'localhost/XE');

// Check if sequence exists
$sequenceName = 'YOUR_SEQUENCE_NAME';
$query = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ALL_SEQUENCES WHERE SEQUENCE_NAME = '$sequenceName'";
$statement = oci_parse($conn, $query);
oci_execute($statement);
$row = oci_fetch_assoc($statement);

if ($row['COUNT(*)'] == 0) {
    // Create the sequence if it does not exist
    $createSequenceQuery = "CREATE SEQUENCE $sequenceName START WITH 1 INCREMENT BY 1";
    $createStatement = oci_parse($conn, $createSequenceQuery);
    oci_execute($createStatement);
}

// Now you can use the sequence in your code
// For example, to get the next value from the sequence
$getNextValueQuery = "SELECT $sequenceName.NEXTVAL FROM DUAL";
$nextValueStatement = oci_parse($conn, $getNextValueQuery);
oci_execute($nextValueStatement);
$nextValue = oci_fetch_assoc($nextValueStatement);

// Close connection
oci_close($conn);

?>