Re: nfs mount sqlplus: Solaris to Linux

So I've downloaded Oracle8 Standard Server for Linux -- but as I don't want the Oracle Server on the linux box, how the heck do I load the client side to the linux box? (thanks!)

In article <slrn7j21rk.j9r.ross1_at_unixs-eval.cis.pitt.edu>,   ross1_at_unixs-eval.cis.pitt.edu (Phillip W Ross) wrote:
> In article <7gpmde$k01$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>, andrea_johnson_at_wolfe.net
wrote:
> >so....do you suppose the error is because not all the libraries
supporting
> >sqlplus are exported (and _which_ other dirs should I export/mount to
amend
> >that),
> Linux will hnot be able to run the SQL8Plus for Solaris binary.
> Not, at least, without iBCS2 or something like that, but I doubt it'll
> will work without being able to dynamicly link Solaris client libs as
> well.
>
> >OR is it because of the linux/solaris OS issue; i.e., will I not be
able to
> >open any of the bin/exe's because of the OS differences? If so, can
I _just_
> >load sqlplus in it's linux format (downloaded from where?) and still
use the
> >copy of the Solaris-side tnsnames.ora?
> Yes, Linux binaries and libs are available from Oracle. It is
> possible to load the Oracle Client software on Linux and build PHP to
link
> with these client libs. You will be able to use the same exact
> tnsnames.ora file from Solaris on Linux. I use this current setup now
and
> it works very solidly.
>
> >I don't want to have PHP and the webserver running on the same
machine as the
> >Oracle server...
> Do you realize that this will probably degrade performance as you
> are throwing in the extra network overhead?
>
> --
> Phillip Ross
> Financial Information Systems
> Application Support Services
>

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