Re: Oracle with PHP

On 25 Jul 2005 22:44:15 -0700, "madunix" <madunix@gmail.com> wrote:

>i want to implememt private area(authorized users)in the internet main
>page. Our Backend Database Server running Oracle 9i on AIX
>
>I am looking for a solution to pull up live data form Backend Database
>Server to the web server.
>
>What would be best approach for connecting to the Oracle Database?
>would php a good integration tools to retrieve data in flexible and
>secure way?
>
>I would appreciate any help in this case such as tips/links/docs
>success story... etc.

 Compile PHP with the OCI8 extension to get Oracle support.

 http://php.net/oci8

 Either use the OCI8 functions, or a wrapper library such as ADOdb.

 http://adodb.sourceforge.net

 Oracle have started pushing PHP recently, there's some tips and howtos on
their site.

 http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/php/index.html

>what about MySQL do I need it to place in between php and oracle ?

 MySQL wouldn't come into the picture at all.

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