Compiling with Oracle(8) Support

Try: Oracle on Linux runs, and well too (I use it sometime for db-development). I can connect to Oracle Server on NT (8.0.5 on Linux-> 7.3.4 on NT): it has a few bugs, but I think Oracle 8iR2 would be much more better... Ciao Roberto > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: Jochen Schnapka [mailto:Jochen_Schnapka@genua.de] > Inviato: giovedì 14 dicembre 2000 17.49 > A: php-db@lists.php.net > Oggetto: Re: [PHP-DB] R: [PHP-DB] Compiling with Oracle(8) Support > > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 09:34:00AM -0700, Jason Cox wrote: > > Roberto is correct. I think this really sucks though. The > Oracle install > > requires x-windows. Personally, I hate to load x-windows > on a production > > server. That really just chaps my hide and I just thought > I'd let everyone > > know that. > > Hmmm. > > But as far as Oracle says (I received an official statement from their > support via third party), there is no such thing as 'Oracle > Client' for > BSD, this platform is definitly not supported. And as long as > PHP does not > compile without it... > Also I know now, that I would need the > SQLNet-Library, which is a platform dependent .a-File, which > doesn't exist > for BSD/OS either. > > I think I will try my luck using Oracle for Linux, compile > PHP on Linux > and then try to talk to the database on NT. > > Thanks, ~~~:-Jochen > > > -- > Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy.