Re: Installing just the Oracle client libraries on Linux

I was trying to use the 8.0.5 installer because that one doesn't require X or Java for install. It doesn't seem to have a client install option. Guess I'll have to find a way to get 8.1.5's installer running on my machine. Thanks for the confirmation that the client install option is there- I couldn't even get the 8.1.5 installer to run and I was worried that since it wasn't in 8.0.5 that it wouldn't be in 8.1.5 either. Still don't get why their current installer doesn't run in character mode.

In article <UyBb4.7185$lv5.34805_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "Gordon Johnstone" <gordon_at_etx.com.au> wrote:

:The Oracle Installer for 8i has 3 install options, database server, client
:software and developer options. There isn't much info in the install guide
:about the client option, but I think that is what you are after. I've just
:checked this on the 8.1.5.0.1 Oracle 8i for Linux CD.
:
:Gordon.
:
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:Cari D. Burstein <news3_at_anybrowser.org> wrote in message
:news:news3-854456.15122801012000_at_news.scruznet.com...
:> In article <176f8e61.983f819a_at_usw-ex0110-076.remarq.com>, Yong
:> <yong321NOyoSPAM_at_yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
:>
:> :I think you're calling for wrong support. I don't
:> :think Oracle gives you necessary software for you to connect
:> :using DBI or PHP. You need to go to the Perl CPAN site to
:> :download modules. I used DBI before. You need DBI.pm from
:> :cpan.perl.com.
:> :<p>
:> :
:> :If you need sqlplus connection from your computer to the
:> :server where you can do SQL*Plus stuff like DESCRIBE
:> :mytable, yes, you need Oracle client software. But your
:> :message only talks about Perl connection with SQL (no
:> :SQL*Plus). That's different.
:>
:> The instructions for DBI and PHP both indicate that the Oracle client
:> libraries are needed to install them. They don't come with them, so I
:> need to get the libraries first before I can use DBI and PHP. This is
:> what was needed as well for MySQL, but MySQL was easier because you can
:> just get the client stuff from their site. I don't think I need the
:> client software exactly, just libraries that probably come with the
:> client software- that's how it worked with MySQL.
:>
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