Thanks John, Can you (or someone on the list) direct me to the oracle site where I can download the client files? The only client files I saw were for the 10g instantclient. Our current build says the libraries need don't exist with that one. > -----Original Message----- > From: John Nichel [mailto:jnichel@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:19 PM > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Quick compile question --with-oci8 > > Brian Duke wrote: > > This has been going on for about a week now. I have an oracle client > > installed. I have php4 source installed all on a stripped down fedora > > server. We get various errors. Like the infamous ld can find XXX in > > -lclntsh. > > > > Correct me if I'm wrong but we will have to install oracle8 || 9i before > we > > can compile php --with-oci8. I don't really want to run oracle. Our > local > > server only needs to use the oci8 functions to log into the > datawarehouse > > and update our local mysql database but after a week of frustration I > think > > that's what we have to do. > > > > Thanks all. > > You only need the client libraries, not the db itself. If you have the > Oracle CD's, the libraries will be on there (you can also download this > from Oracle). > > -- > By-Tor.com > ...it's all about the Rush > http://www.by-tor.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php