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IIS, PHP5, Oracle - just isn't connecting to Oracle db help?

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:20 pm
by Domini
Hey...was hoping someone could help me.

I've a setup where we're using IIS, PHP5, and Oracle 9. PHP itself is working, but we're having trouble connecting to the Oracle database. From everything I've read on PHP/ora8 ext. installs, everything should be in place for this to work, but it's not.

- we've put the ora8 dlls into the \system32\ folder. Heck, we've stuck 'em everywhere. :roll:
- we've modified the envrionment paths to includ C:\PHP
- we've modified the php.ini to uncomment the ora8 extention
- we're using the right oracle pass and login
- we've the oracle client/drivers installed on the webserver
- the IIS user has rights to the oracle folders
- looking at phpinfo() it's seeing the ora8 extention--we're not getting any "dll can't be found" errors, we just can't connect to the db.
- other client computers can connect to oracle with SQL*Plus ok

Where else is there left to check? I'm not sure on the IIS version (I don't have direct access, I'm telling someone else what to do), but is there an IIS version that has fits with PHP5 and Oracle 9? Unfortunately Apache isn't an option else we'd be up and running long ago, heh.

I'm thinking I must have left some php setting untouched or misconfigured or something, which is why I'm asking here.

I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks in advance!