Re: php3 and oracle9i client libraries doesn't compile. .

neil smith wrote:

I'm using this command to configure php3 ./configure --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs --with-config-file-path=/usr/local/lib --enable-versioning --enable-track-vars --with-oci8=/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0.4 --with-oracle=/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0.4 --enable-sigchild that works ok. But when I type make it eventually fails with this error: gcc -shared -o libphp3.so mod_php3.o libmodphp3-so.a -L/usr/local/lib -L/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0.4/lib -lclntsh -lpsa -lcore4 -lnlsrtl3 -lclntsh -ldl -lm -lpthread -lnsl -lirc -lgdbm -lpam -lm -ldl -lcrypt -lresolv -Wl,--version-script=/usr/php/php-3.0.18/php.map -Wl,-rpath /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0.4/lib /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpsa collect2: ld returned 1 exit status apxs:Break: Command failed with rc=1 make: *** [libphp3.so] Error 1 I don't understand enough about this compilation process to know what lpsa is and why it can't find it. Does anybody know how I can get php3 to work with oracle 9i client libraries? thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

-lpsa means it's trying to link a library named 'psa' - off the top of my head I can't say what that is, and a brief googling is proving less than useful. --- end section where I am 'useful', on to questioning rant --- Can I ask why you're using such an old version of php? If it's for a legacy application I can understand, but it seems like you're giving up a LOT to stay on php3. In any case - looking at the release dates for the two: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/oracle9i/index.html Oracle9i Database Release 2 Enterprise/Standard Edition for Linux New (26-Mar-04) http://www.php.net/releases.php 3.0.x (latest) # Released: 20 Oct 2000 I'd say you'd be better off trying your legacy app under php4 and moving to that. If it's simply a register globals issue, then you're no safer in php3 than you would be in php4 with it turned on, so that's not a reason to stay back. good luck determining what psa is, I have to run to a meeting but I may try looking again later. cheers, -- - Martin Norland, Sys Admin / Database / Web Developer, International Outreach x3257 The opinion(s) contained within this email do not necessarily represent those of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.