Re: Pb Apache / PHP / Oci

On 22 Nov 2006 06:04:07 -0800, "foxbille" <billard.eric_at_free.fr> wrote:

>> >Do ineed to upgrade oracle client to v10
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> The recent binary distributions of PHP on Windows are linked against Oracle
>> 10g-specific functions (specifically OCILobRead2).
>
>first I will try to find a php version supplying a php_oci8.dll
>compatible with oracle client 9i, for I prefer not to upgrade to 10g.
>Does someone have this information ?

 PHP 5.1.2 is the latest version that I can see where the php_oci8.dll DLL bundled in the official Windows binary distribution is not linked against OCILobRead2, which (probably) means it'll work with a 9i client.

 If you're feeling adventurous you can always compile your own version of the library; the compilation process for the DLL only uses Oracle 10g functions if they're available, but it'll compile against (at least) 9i and probably 8i.

 Oracle Instant Client is worth a look as well, as that'll get you a 10g client with minimum fuss. That's what the newer versions are compiled against in the first place.

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