php connect to remote oracle DB

Hi all, I am new to php, but i found alot of tutorials on internet. I am trying to build a kind of web based reports system. i have oralce 8i and i want to use php, i have the following questions: 1-i noticed some examples use OCI and some ORA, which is better for me...currently i am using 8i but i will be moving to 9i, and all my sql statement will be select except for cases i will update a table. 2-i am currently testing with php5+apache2 on winxp`and trying to connect a remote DB, i got errors saying like ora_logon not defined...checked with internet ..i found that i have to install oracle client on my machine...is there is other way instead of installing the client...and after finishing testing.i am planning to run php5+apache2 on FC2, do i need to install the clinet also for linux thanks --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now.