Oracle's standard cross-version connectivity. This release can be
used with PHP versions 4.3.9 to 5.x.
-The OCI8 extension is not related to, or used by, PDO_OCI - the PHP
+The OCI8 extension is not related to, or used by, PDO_OCI, the PHP
Data Objects (PDO) extension for Oracle.
1. Common requirements
When prompted, enter either the value of $ORACLE_HOME, or
"instantclient,/path/to/instant/client/lib" (without quotes).
- b) Alternatively, manually download the PECL package, e.g. oci8-1.3.3.tgz
+ b) Alternatively, manually download the PECL package, e.g. oci8-1.3.5.tgz
- Extract and prepare the package:
+ Extract the package:
+
+ tar -zxf oci8-1.3.5.tgz
+ cd oci8-1.3.5
+
+ Prepare the package:
- tar -zxf oci8-1.3.3.tgz
- cd oci8-1.3.3
phpize
Configure the package, either using $ORACLE_HOME or Instant Client
extension=oci8.so
+Make sure php.ini's "extension_dir" includes the directory that
+oci8.so was installed in.
+
5. Testing OCI8
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SQL> startup force
-5.2.5. Rerun the tests
-
6. Oracle DRCP and FAN Support
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