[PECL-CVS] [pecl-database-oci8] main: Improve README file
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Author: Sharad Chandran R (sharadraju) Committer: GitHub (web-flow) Pusher: sharadraju Date: 2025-12-22T11:07:59+05:30 Commit: https://github.com/php/pecl-database-oci8/commit/48878c4336e6d1f6edc9e6fc1a4ed93a4c5a72e5 Raw diff: https://github.com/php/pecl-database-oci8/commit/48878c4336e6d1f6edc9e6fc1a4ed93a4c5a72e5.diff Improve README file Added installation instructions and useful links for the PHP OCI8 extension. Changed paths: M README.md Diff: diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5f0ed9b..105a6d3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ Use the PHP OCI8 extension to access Oracle Database. -Documentation is at https://www.php.net/oci8 +Documentation is at https://www.php.net/oci8. + +Installation +-------------------- +The PHP OCI8 extension is available in the PECL repository [here](https://pecl.php.net/package/oci8). Use `pecl install oci8` to install for PHP 8.2 and PHP 8.3. @@ -20,9 +24,14 @@ PHP_DTRACE=yes before running `pecl install oci8`. For example, on Linux: You may additionally need the dtrace-devel or systemtap-sdt-devel package installed. -The PHP OCI8 extension can be linked with Oracle client libraries from Oracle +On Windows, pre-compiled OCI8 DLLs are available for download and quick use from +the [PECL repository](https://pecl.php.net/package/oci8). You may use the DLL directly +by including them in the `php.ini` file. +See [OCI8 installation](https://www.php.net/manual/en/oci8.installation.php) for more details. + +The PHP OCI8 extension can be linked with Oracle Client libraries from Oracle Database 11.2 or later. These libraries are found in your database -installation, or in the free Oracle Instant Client from +installation, or in the free Oracle Instant Client packages from https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client.html @@ -34,6 +43,9 @@ OCI8 linked with Instant Client 19c can connect to Oracle Database 11.2 or later. See Oracle Support's note "Oracle Client / Server Interoperability Support" (ID 207303.1) for details. +Useful Links +------------ + A sample configuration php.ini file is at https://github.com/php/pecl-database-oci8/blob/main/oci8.ini