newbie help required re oracle

Ok I have looked at the faq and cant find the answer, all I seem to find is the question, everywhere and no help for stupid people like me. I want to use my Oracle db from php and apache. I understand I have to compile php4 with oracle selected as an option. I have failed to do this, and need help. Does anyone know where to go to get a compiled version of php4 with oracle, or can anyone point me to a location where i can get simple step by step instructions of what to do? please do not assume any knowledge of UNIX or C. I am a scriptor not a programmer and I have no knowledge of either, I just want a database connection! please help..... RPK