I'm trying to create an OCI8 connection using php5.6 in ubuntu. I'm following this link for the tutorial.
But I'm getting an error after running the command pecl install oci8-2.0.10. Here is the screenshot of the error.
Assuming you are using the system PHP:
Install the 'php-dev' or similar package to get the PHP header files
Use 'pecl install oci8-2.0.12', since 2.0.12 is the latest version for PHP 5.6
For php5.6
Note please that this works, but be aware that could be are some unnecesary steps or improvements, I just done this once and had no time to polish it.
This is for a manual installation without pecl command because it seems that is your problem
1- Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/linuxx86-64soft-092277.html
In "Version 12.2.0.1.0" Section
Download instantclient-basic-linux.x64-12.2.0.1.0.zip
Download instantclient-sdk-linux.x64-12.2.0.1.0.zip
2- Unzip instantclient-basic-linux.x64-12.2.0.1.0.zip and copy to the dir you want i.e :
cp -R instantclient_12_2/ /usr/lib/
3- Unzip instantclient-sdk-linux.x64-12.2.0.1.0.zip and copy sdk headers to the dir where you have copied instanclient
cp -R ./instantclient_12_2/sdk /usr/lib/instantclient_12_2/
4- Make symlinks :
cd /usr/lib/instantclient_12_2
ln -s libocci.so.12.1 libocci.so
ln -s libclntsh.so.12.1 libclntsh.so
5- Configure lib path :
6- Install dev packages :
apt install -y php5.6-dev
7- Go to https://pecl.php.net/package/oci8
Download https://pecl.php.net/get/oci8-2.0.12.tgz
8- untar it :
tar -zxf oci8-1.4.10.tgz
9- compile and config :
cd oci8-1.4.10
phpize
./configure -with-oci8=shared,instantclient,/usr/lib/instantclient_12_2/
make install
10- enable extension (in this case in fpm)
edit /etc/php/5.6/fpm/php.ini file and insert at the end > extension=oci8.so
11- restart service :
service php5.6-fpm restart
Have fun.
PS: The most helping site that I found while looking for info when I was doing this was http://www.phptutorial.info/?oci8.installation , has explanations to install with/out pecl, manually, etc.