Does PHP work with Oracle Database?

PHP provides Oracle OCI8 functions. Other options are PDO with the Oracle Driver and (if oracle supports it) ODBC.

How do I connect to a user in Oracle 12c?

Connecting to Oracle Database from SQL*Plus

1. If you are on a Windows system, display a Windows command prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type sqlplus and press the key Enter. SQL*Plus starts and prompts you for your user name.
3. Type your user name and press the key Enter.
4. Type your password and press the key Enter.

What is Oci_connect?

oci_connect() returns a connection identifier needed for most other OCI calls. The optional third parameter can either contain the name of the local Oracle instance or the name of the entry in tnsnames.

How do I connect to OCI database?

Note

1. Open the navigation menu. Click Oracle Database, then click Bare Metal, VM, and Exadata.
2. Choose your Compartment.
3. Find the DB system you’re interested in, and click the name.
4. Click DB Connection.
5. Click the applicable link to view or copy the connection string.

How configure OCI8 in PHP?

The OCI8 extension can be added to an existing PHP installation by using the » PECL repository. When prompted, enter either the value of $ORACLE_HOME , or instantclient,/path/to/instant/client/lib . Make sure the php. ini directive extension_dir is set to the directory that oci8.so was installed in.

How do I start DRCP connection pooling?

DRCP Connection Pooling

1. As a privileged database administrator, use a program like SQL*Plus to start the connection pool in the database: SQL> execute dbms_connection_pool.
2. Optionally use dbms_connection_pool.
3. Update the connection strings used.
4. Edit php.
5. Run the application, connecting to the 11g (or later) database.