etc/nf setenv DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/oracle/instantclient Step 4 – Now add the following environment variable to any bash php scripts that call oci8 or launchd to make it available to apache web serverĮxport DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/oracle/instantclient

Instantclient,/usr/local/oracle/instantclientĪfter the extension is installed here ‘ /usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20090626/oci8.so’, add the following line to /etc/php.ini to enable the oci8 extension and restart apache… extension=oci8.so You're compiling with Oracle Instant Client : Use 'instantclient,/path/to/instant/client/lib' if When you recieve the following prompt type ‘instantclient’, (comma) followed by the full path to your instantclient directory (i.e /usr/local/oracle/instantclient) … Please provide the path to the ORACLE_HOME directory. Step 3 – Using pecl download and install the oci8 PHP extension, in Terminal run… sudo pecl install oci8 Unzip and copy all contents to a system location (/usr/local/oracle/instantclient), change ownership and permissions to root:wheel -rwxr-xr-x Step 2 – Download Instant Client from (you must create a free account and accept the license before downloading) Step 1 – Download and install the Apple Developer Tools (free version 3.2.5 or paid version 4) from the Mac Dev Center (free account required) or from the Mac App Store (paid)

Tested with Mac OS 10.6.7 Server, Developer Tools 3.2.5, Oracle Instant Client 10.2.0.4.0 64-bitĬonfigure a Mac OS X Web Server to access a Oracle database using the default bundled PHP install, Oracle’s Instant Client and the Oci8 PHP extension in 5 simple steps: The following may be very useful if you are using a Mac OS X Web Server to host a PHP based CMS/LMS such as Moodle, have an Oracle database containing student records such as PowerSchool and wanted to integrate them together for automatic course creation and student enrolment in Moodle.

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