connect to oracle9i

[fy_chongch]

how can i connect to remote oracle9i server using php? do i need to install oracle client in my pc?Is there another way to connect to oracle beside using method ora_logon @ ocilogon?

[sdjensen]

If you are running on a windows server, then you don't have to install the oracle client just activate oracle support by adding
extension=php_oci8.dll
to your php.ini

If you are running on a linux/*nix... you need to compile php with oracle support. I don't know if you need to install the oracle client for doing this.

Of course you can also use ODBC but you will loose some performance and some functions

[fy_chongch]

but i can't find OCI.dll, so unable to load dynamic library php_oci8.dll.Where can i find it? i'm using php 4.3.2RC4 and the web server is apache. can anyone help me?