Re: any ideas on OCI8 config with WIN

On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 12:34:18PM -0700, Kevin Obbayi wrote: > > > Help!!! I am trying to connect to an Oracle via windows NT4, I added the > following line to y php3.ini file, "extension=php3_oci80.dll" I then > restarted the server, Now when I try a simple connect to the database via > OCILogon() the browser just sits there waiting for a reply. No error > messages are returned. > I then I used the phpinfo() function for view the configuration information > and when I get to the row describing OCI8, the descriptive/Additional > Information column is blank. What am I missing? Was I supposed to add > anything else to the php3.ini file? Is this a bug? Please help. > > here is a sample of my code > > > putenv("ORACLE_HOME=D:\Oracle\Ora81\NETWORK\ADMIN\tnsnames.ora"); > putenv("ORACLE_SID=DB"); > putenv("ORACLE_BASE=D:\Oracle\Ora81"); if your oracle is installed correctly you _don't_ need to set ORACLE_HOME, ORACLE_SID (only true on Win32). please try without the putenv! if you think you need the putenv you _have_ to escape the \ character: putenv("ORACLE_HOME=D:\\Oracle\\Ora81\\NETWORK\\ADMIN\\tnsnames.ora"); *or* putenv('ORACLE_HOME=D:\Oracle\Ora81\NETWORK\ADMIN\tnsnames.ora'); would be correct! (1st try without the putenv) tc > > > $conn = OCILogon("scott", "tiger"); > if ($conn){ > OCILogOff($conn); > echo "Connected to database <BR><BR>"; > }else > echo "Not Connected to database <BR><BR>"; > > > > thanks > > Kevin > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- Thies C. Arntzen "One Big-Mac, Small Fries and a Coke!" Digital Collections Phone +49 40 235350 Fax +49 40 23535180 Hammerbrookstr. 93 20097 Hamburg / Germany