Apache 1.3.12 + Oracle 8.1.6 on Linux

Anon

I'm trying to install php over apache to connect to an Oracle 8i database. This is the situation so far:

Oracle is installed and running correctly (I can connect, work with tables, etc) on the same machine as apache and php

Apache is configured with --enable-rule=SHARED_CODE --enable-module=so --prefix=/path/to/apache

At this point I start apache and can see my default page.

PHP configured with --with-apxs=/path/to/apxs

Restart apache, I can now see my default .php page

Reconfigure php with --with-apxs=/path/to/apxs --with-oci8=/$ORACLE_HOME (only I type the full path here)

Restart apache, I now get a connection refused error when trying to load either my default .html or .php pages. Httpd does not start. No error message, it just doesn't start.

There are no error messages generated during configure or install. The only thing that looks a little odd is that php reports installing support for My-SQL. However, I can also see the oci8 support being installed during the configuration.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Sheila

Anon

I realized today that I wasn't removing the config.cache file between each new configuration/install iteration. When I do that, I get an error message now that says "Oracle - OCI8 needed libraries not found". I've modified the path in the configuration so that it reads --with-oci8=/$ORACLE_HOME/oci8 and also $ORACLE_HOME/oci8/lib, to no avail.

Hints?

Thanks,
Sheila