Overview

This project supplies PHP RPM packages built for Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6 and Enterprise Linux 5 update 1 on x86. They will also install on the equivalent Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases.

The PHP command line, CGI interface, and an Apache module are available. Various standard extensions are included, as well as the OCI8 and PDO_OCI extensions for Oracle Database access.

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

Dependencies

The php-oci8 packages (for the OCI8 and PDO_OCI extensions) in this project is dependent on the Oracle Instant Client release 10.2.0.3, which allows access to local or remote Oracle databases. Other PHP packages in this project do not have this dependency.

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.