Re: nfs mount sqlplus: Solaris to Linux

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?

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Phillip Ross
Financial Information Systems
Application Support Services Received on Wed May 05 1999 - 22:07:32 CDT