I'm not sure where you looked but the manual is full of complete solution to install php on windows. NOT ______________________________ this PHP manager is for IIS 7 and that requires windows server 2008 I have Win XP Prof SP3 --- On Tue, 4/5/11, Pierre Joye <pierre.php@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Pierre Joye <pierre.php@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: error message appears "cannot find php_oci8.dll" To: "Fred Silsbee" <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Justin Dearing" <zippy1981@xxxxxxxxx>, php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 12:02 AM I'm not sure where you looked but the manual is full of complete solution to install php on windows. Cheers, On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:54 AM, Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > thanks! recently had to rebuild XP Prof and Fedora 14 > > as I remember, the php_oci8.dll is NOT used by Oracle. > > There is NO working,complete set of directions to install php on windows. > > I could find NO directions as to what to put on the line isapi in the IIS 5.1 properties. > get, head, post, debug > > --- On Mon, 4/4/11, Justin Dearing <zippy1981@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Justin Dearing <zippy1981@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: error message appears "cannot find php_oci8.dll" > To: "Fred Silsbee" <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 8:16 PM > > Edit your PHP.ini to remove the php_oci8 module. Aldo that DLL belongs in the ext subfolder of wherever PHP is. > Finally, if you are using PHP+IIS on windows install this: http://phpmanager.codeplex.com/. It will make your life much easier, and one of the things it does is let you add and remove modules. > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > error message appears "cannot find php_oci8.dll" > > > > appears just after fresh use of browser for a php file. > > > > Occurs only once after boot under Win XP Prof SP3 > > > > It did not help to put the file nearly everywhere > > > > ________________________________________ > > forgot to mention that this message does not deter the opening of the web site > > > > short delay and then continuation > > message disappears > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org