PHP to Oracle - connecting

[Anon]

Hi,

Does anybody know if it is possible and if so, how I can connect to an Oracle 8i D-Base Server.

a connection string example will be MOST HELPFUL.

[Anon]

try using this.

dl("php_oci8.dll");
PutEnv("ORACLE_SID=your_sid"); //only if you have more than one sids
$conn = OCILogon("username", "password");
OCICommit($conn);
OCILogOff($conn);

only use the dl() function if your php.ini file does not already load this extension.

[Anon]

What is the difference between using oci8.dll and using oracle.dll in the php.ini file?

I have a local install of php+apache on NT4 (SP6) connecting to a dedicated Oracle Net 8i server, I have the TNS Name and everything so can I use the above (prev post) snippet with oracle.dll also?

or is there a different format for that?