RE: [PHP] Oracle 7 support

> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Field [mailto:danf@ceredigion.gov.uk] > Sent: 12 November 2002 13:39 > > On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 13:03, Ford, Mike [LSS] wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dan Field [mailto:danf@ceredigion.gov.uk] > > > Sent: 12 November 2002 12:18 > > > > > > Can anyone tell me if Oracle 7 is supported by PHP 4.2.2 ? > > > > Yes. > > > > > I have found functions specific to Oracle 8i and some more generic > > > functions (are these only for Oracle 9?). > > > > No -- the OCI8 functions are actually recommended for > Oracle 7 upwards. The > > ora_* functions are older and do not use the newer OCI methodology. > > That is great news, thanks Mike. My second problem then lies with my > current PHP Setup. I have been using the binary RPMs from RedHat up to > now, which do not sem to have been compiled with the Oracle > functionality included. If I recompile PHP, will I need the Oracle > headers on the machine also? If so this could be a problem as > the Oracle > server I wish to use is not on the same machine as the webserver. Sorry, I can't help with this one as I'm not the administrator of our main Unix server, and my test server is Windows so I used the pre-compiled binaries. But hopefully one of the Oracle gurus on this list will spring to your aid! Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211