Overview

This project supplies PHP 5.2.9 RPM packages built for Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.7 and 5.3 on x86 and x86_64. They will also install on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

The PHP command line, CGI interface, and an Apache module are available. Various standard extensions are included, as well as the OCI8 1.3.5 extension for Oracle Database access. The PDO_OCI driver for the PDO extension is not currently included.

The packages are provided for installation convenience. They are not supported.

Dependencies

The php-oci8-11gR1 package (for the OCI8 extension) in this project is dependent on the Oracle Instant Client 11.1.0.7, which allows access to local or remote Oracle databases.

Installation

Installation instructions including how to install Oracle Instant Client are on the documentation page.

Documentation

PHP documentation is available from www.php.net. Various PHP and Oracle books are available from your favorite bookseller. Oracle has a free Underground PHP and Oracle Manual (PDF) available for download.