> -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:31 PM > To: John Korchok > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Oracle support in PHP? > > On Dec 11, 2007, at 22:11, John Korchok wrote: > > >> On Dec 10, 2007, at 16:42, John Korchok wrote: > >> > >>> I had no errors or other problems installing the "oracle- > >>> instantclient" port or the "php5 +oracle" port. Thanks Ryan! > >> > >> Oh good! > >> > >> > >>> I am assuming I still need to modify php.ini to point at oci8.so, > >>> but I can't find it (oci8.o is there). I did find the libraries > >>> under lib/ oracle. > >> > >> Nope, nothing needs to be done in that regard. There is no > oci8.so or > >> any other separate file. The oci8 functions have simply > been compiled > >> into php and libphp5.so. > >> > >> > >>> http://www.php.net/oci8 is just baffling. It reads like a pile of > >>> potentially useful but untested information. Using the Instant > >>> Client (as they recommend) does not create an oracle user > or group, > >>> as far as I can tell. > >> > >> I didn't program any user or group creation into the oracle- > >> instantclient portfile, no. Should I have? What would that > user/group > >> be used for? > >> > >> The page is certainly Greek to me, since I haven't used Oracle. > > > > When I run phpinfo, the last configure command is: > > '--with-oci8=instantclient,/opt/local/lib/oracle' > > > > At http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/notes/ > > technote_php_instant.html, > > under the heading "Enabling the PHP OCI8 Extension on Linux " they > > suggest a syntax like: > > '--with-oci8-instant-client=/opt/local/lib/oracle' > > As far as I can tell, the option was > --with-oci8-instant-client=/path/ to/instantclient in earlier > php versions (maybe php 5.1.1 and earlier), and is > --with-oci8=instantclient,/path/to/instantclient now (maybe > since php 5.1.2). This is mentioned in a note from wes9999 on > http://www.php.net/oci8 and I say "maybe" for the versions > because the Oracle page you cite does say it has been updated > for php 5.1.2 so I don't know. But since they haven't managed > to put out an Intel version in two years, and advocate using > the problematic DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH variable to get their > libraries to work, I don't trust Oracle very much. > > > Phpinfo has an oci8 section further, and it looks like it > is getting > > installed. > > I would expect so. So have you had any luck connecting with > the Oracle server or are you running into other problems? I'm not getting any connection yet. I saw the reference to the new path syntax, but may also be a path issue. Does MacPorts set the path as root or as a user?
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