PHP Developer Center

Bookmark this page for technical information about the use of PHP in conjunction with enterprise-class Oracle technology.

The PHP OCI8 extension is a stable, high-performance PHP driver fully integrated with the Oracle database. Most Oracle Database 11g generic features can be used by PHP Web applications.

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What's New

Zend Server Now Available via Oracle's Unbreakable Linux Network Users of the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) now have easier, one-stop access to Zend Server via ULN, helping to speed installation for their PHP-based Web applications. posted Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:54:23 +0000 Oracle OpenWorld Live Video: Oracle's Dynamic Languages Duo Oracle's Kuassi Mensah and Chris Jones discuss Oracle Database support for PHP, Ruby, Python, and other dynamic scripting languages. posted Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:38 +0000 Presentation: PHP + Oracle Database Best Practices This presentation by Chris Jones, presented at ZendCon 2009, describes best practices for developing enterprise-class PHP apps on the Oracle Database. posted Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:58:01 +0000 Technote: Using PHP with Oracle HTTP Server 11g This document provides detailed instructions on how to install and configure PHP to work with Oracle HTTP Server 11g posted Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:26:23 +0000 CodeWorks 2009 is Now On Tour! You can hear all about the growth of PHP and how to use it with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 by attending one of the upcoming CodeWorks conference tour dates. posted Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:31:35 +0000 Blog: Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Enhancements for PHP Chris Jones summarized new features of Oracle Database 11g R2 that facilitate PHP development. posted Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:03:27 +0000

Articles & Installation Guides
	Using PHP with Oracle HTTP Server 11g		Installing Oracle, PHP, and Apache on Linux
	Using PHP-Java Bridges with WebLogic Server		Installing Oracle, PHP, and Apache on Windows 2000/XP
	Running Quercus, A Pure Java PHP Engine, Inside WebLogic Server		Set Up Oracle Database 10g and PHP on Mac OS X
	Installing PHP and Oracle 11g Instant Client on Linux and Windows

Technical White Papers, Books & Presentations
	The Underground PHP and Oracle Manual (version 1.5; updated Dec. 2008)		Presentation: Building and Deploying Web-Scale Social Networking Applications, Using PHP and Oracle Database (Oracle OpenWorld 2008)
	White Paper: PHP Scalability and High Availability: DRCP and Fast Application Notification		Presentation: Scale Your PHP Application to Tens of Thousands of Connections (Oracle OpenWorld 2007)
	White Paper: OCI Development Tips and Techniques		Presentation: The Way to the Web with PHP and Oracle Database (Oracle OpenWorld 2007)
	Presentation: Web-Scale PHP Database Connection Management (Oracle OpenWorld 2008)

Oracle+PHP Cookbook Recipes
	Creating an Ajax Process Using PHP
	Building a Locator with ZIP Data
	Creating Oracle-Powered SOAP Services in PHP
	Online PayPal Payments with PHP
	Adding Google-like Search Operators to Simple Search Boxes
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Sample Book Chapters
	Oracle Database 10g Express Edition PHP Web Programming from Oracle Press
	Learning PHP5 from O'Reilly & Associates
	PHP Cookbook from O'Reilly & Associates
	PHP Programming from O'Reilly & Associates