nfs mount sqlplus: Solaris to Linux

I'm running Oracle 8.04 for Solaris 2.6.

I've got an application designer who needs to connect to the database with PHP running on a linux box (along with an apache web server). We tried exporting/mounting $ORACLE_HOME/bin directory from the Soloris side to the linux side. sqlplus won't execute from the linux side with the error: 'Cannot execute binary file' --

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),

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?

I don't want to have PHP and the webserver running on the same machine as the Oracle server...

I'll appreciate any help. THANKS.

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