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Do I need a DLL to use PHP4 with Oracle 8i? If yes, Where can I find it?

Nov 7th, 2001 01:03
Sally Greenaway, Ioannis Xanthopoulos,

Yes you do need a dll if you are running Windows NT,2000 e.t.c.
If you are running Oracle 8i then you need php_oci8.dll.  This is 
included as part of the PHP 4.0.6 zip package that is downloaded from 
the php.net website.  It is located in the extensions directory under 
c:\php or wherever you extracted the php files to.
You must edit the php.ini file to point to this directory, the 
parameter is: extenstion_dir = c:\php\extensions
Then in the Dynamic Extensions section uncomment the 
extension=php_oci8.dll line.  There is another oracle related dll 
(extension=php_oracle.dll) but this is only for use with earlier 
versions of Oracle.  If both are enabled conflicts do arise.