RE: [PHP-WIN] PHP4 and Oracle 8.0.5/WinNT

Use an editor and save the TNSNAMES.ORA file in Unix format. I don't know if that bug has been fixed now or not, but it's really obscure. > Hi Bod, > > Since I'm not a PHP guru nor an Oracle dba, my answer is > probably pretty > stupid. But... the one thing I've noticed while using this > combination is > that the error you're receiving (TNS names blah blah) is almost always > either a coding error in your PHP (check and double check the > service) or a > TNSnames file problem. > > If you can hit the dB with SQL Plus, I would bet that the > problem is in the > PHP code. > > If you still have some problems, hit us with some code next > time. We can > help you much better if you do that. > > John > > --------------------- > John Asendorf - jasendorf@lcounty.com > Web Applications Developer > http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY! > Licking County, Ohio, USA > 740-349-3631 > > Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bod [mailto:bara_skrap@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 9:08 AM > > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] PHP4 and Oracle 8.0.5/WinNT > > > > > > Hello! > > > > I guess I should apply to join the "What Kind of Idiot Uses > > PHP with IIS > > with Oracle on NT?" consortium... but I must! Coding PHP feels much > > better then coding ASP, and the code will be moved to a > HP-UX machine, > > so no ASP! This beside the fact that it feels good. :) > > > > The machine situation is a Windows NT 4 server with IIS 4, and the > > server is running an Oracle 8.0.5 database. > > > > PHP3 had no problems connecting to the database, nor had it > > any problems > > connecting to external databases. PHP4, enter the scene. No more > > connections. Always the good old "TNS:could not resolve > service name". > > I've browsed through all the messages in here, and > everything point on > > one thing - upgrade to Oracle 8.1.6. And this will be a problem... I > > need to stay on Oracle 8.0.5 as that will be the situation once the > > application is put in production. > > > > I installed the 8.1.6 client separately, but the system is > not to fond > > of this, and as I am still getting the same error from my attempted > > connection (using ora_logon) I belive that the 8.0.5 system is still > > being used by PHP. > > > > Anyone? What is the situation with PHP4 and connecting through 8.0.x > > clients and even old 7.3.4 clients? > > > > In advance, thank you. > > > > Bod, Sweden > > bara_skrap@hotmail.com > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net >