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You can use Apache server the most famous web server especially for PHP...and then you can download the compiler from *www.php.net/downloads.php. But downloading them seperately and configuring them is a bit difficult for beginners...instead you can try to use PHPdev or PHPTriad or any other complete packages[there are a lot of them], which provide all the essential softwares such as Apache, PHP, MySql together.
Charley
Just Do It
Follow these steps to prepare your PHP installation for connecting to Oracle databases:
* Download PHP from www.php.net, install as per the install.txt file, and test if everything is working.
* Install the Oracle Client (or Server) software on your machine and configure SQL*Net to connect to your database(s). See the SQL*Net FAQ for details.
* Edit your php.ini file and uncomment the following two lines (only if your version shipped with pre-compiled extension modules):
;extension = php_oci8.dll
;extension = php_oracle.dll
... otherwise, compile PHP with the following options:
--with-oracle=/path/to/oracle/home/dir
--with-oci8=/path/to/oracle/home/dir
* Ensure that your "extension_dir" parameter (in php.ini) points to the location where the above extension files reside.
* Download PHP from www.php.net, install as per the install.txt file, and test if everything is working.
* Install the Oracle Client (or Server) software on your machine and configure SQL*Net to connect to your database(s). See the SQL*Net FAQ for details.
* Edit your php.ini file and uncomment the following two lines (only if your version shipped with pre-compiled extension modules):
;extension = php_oci8.dll
;extension = php_oracle.dll
... otherwise, compile PHP with the following options:
--with-oracle=/path/to/oracle/home/dir
--with-oci8=/path/to/oracle/home/dir
* Ensure that your "extension_dir" parameter (in php.ini) points to the location where the above extension files reside.
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