Re: Installing just the Oracle client libraries on Linux

The Oracle Installer for 8i has 3 install options, database server, client software and developer options. There isn't much info in the install guide about the client option, but I think that is what you are after. I've just checked this on the 8.1.5.0.1 Oracle 8i for Linux CD.

Gordon.

Cari D. Burstein <news3_at_anybrowser.org> wrote in message news:news3-854456.15122801012000_at_news.scruznet.com...
> In article <176f8e61.983f819a_at_usw-ex0110-076.remarq.com>, Yong
> <yong321NOyoSPAM_at_yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
>
> :I think you're calling for wrong support. I don't
> :think Oracle gives you necessary software for you to connect
> :using DBI or PHP. You need to go to the Perl CPAN site to
> :download modules. I used DBI before. You need DBI.pm from
> :cpan.perl.com.
> :<p>
> :
> :If you need sqlplus connection from your computer to the
> :server where you can do SQL*Plus stuff like DESCRIBE
> :mytable, yes, you need Oracle client software. But your
> :message only talks about Perl connection with SQL (no
> :SQL*Plus). That's different.
>
> The instructions for DBI and PHP both indicate that the Oracle client
> libraries are needed to install them. They don't come with them, so I
> need to get the libraries first before I can use DBI and PHP. This is
> what was needed as well for MySQL, but MySQL was easier because you can
> just get the client stuff from their site. I don't think I need the
> client software exactly, just libraries that probably come with the
> client software- that's how it worked with MySQL.
>
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Received on Sun Jan 02 2000 - 00:00:00 CST