(PHP 5)
ibase_execute — Execute a previously prepared query
Execute a query prepared by ibase_prepare().
This is a lot more effective than using ibase_query() if you are repeating a same kind of query several times with only some parameters changing.
   If the query raises an error, returns FALSE. If it is successful and
   there is a (possibly empty) result set (such as with a SELECT query),
   returns a result identifier. If the query was successful and there were
   no results, returns TRUE.
  
Note:
This function returns the number of rows affected by the query (if > 0 and applicable to the statement type). A query that succeeded, but did not affect any rows (e.g. an UPDATE of a non-existent record) will return
TRUE.
Example #1 ibase_execute() example
<?php
$dbh = ibase_connect($host, $username, $password);
$updates = array(
    1 => 'Eric',
    5 => 'Filip',
    7 => 'Larry'
);
$query = ibase_prepare($dbh, "UPDATE FOO SET BAR = ? WHERE BAZ = ?");
foreach ($updates as $baz => $bar) {
    ibase_execute($query, $bar, $baz);
}
?>