This could be a problem with your ORACLE_HOME and/or NLS_LANG environment variables. These need to be set for your user account running the web server BEFORE the web server is started. Don't try to set these in your php script or you'll get strange results. David Skyers wrote: > Hi > > I have a page that inserts data into a oracle table using a oracle > stored procedure via php. However when the php runs I get the following > error: > > Warning: oci_execute() [function.oci-execute]: ORA-06550: line 2, column > 7: PLS-00553: character set name is not recognized ORA-06550: line 0, > column 0: PL/SQL: Compilation unit analysis terminated in > /nfs/rcs/www/webdocs/research/rsr/staff/dev/rae-mypubs1.php on line 121 > > Does anyone know why this is occurring? > > Regards > > David > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php