SQL*Plus 10.1 Substitution Variables
This article from 2004 was on OTN for many years. It wasn't flagged for saving when they did an infrastructure migration in 2010 but I think it still has some value because SQL*Plus is fundamentally...
View ArticleMalicious website use will never go away: how do you manage it?
OTN has published two articles by Eli White that stem from his long experience with protecting high volume websites from unwanted and malicious use. Eli has worked on many large scale PHP projects...
View ArticleConfiguring PHP GD on Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty"
This is a post for the "so I can find it again" category. (It is also a test for the new blogging infrastructure that Oracle migrated to last week).After an upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 on one 32 bit...
View ArticlePHP 5.4 is Gathering Momentum
Discussion on the PHP mail lists and IRC channels in the past few days has been looking positive about an alpha release of PHP 5.4 soon. This will be taken from the "trunk" branch of PHP. The exact...
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Oracle Tuxedo: A New way to Run PHP Applications
The Oracle Tuxedo team have posted an Oracle Tuxedo 11.1.1.2 Web Application Server Demo for PHP. It is a VirtualBox VM so you can immediately test it out. The free VM is available from OTN's Pre-Built...
View ArticleOracle at the Dutch PHP Conference & php|tek
I'm off to Amsterdam to talk at the Dutch PHP Conference. After that it's on to Chicago for php|tek. See you there!
View ArticleMid conference wrap up
In a nicer section of the RAI conference center than in previous years I've attended, the Dutch PHP conference last week was as professionally organized as ever by ibuildings. The weather was kind too,...
View ArticleOracle Resources for PHP
Here are some key resources for working with PHP and Oracle technologies.Overall LinksOracle :Oracle Technology Network (OTN)Homepage : The PHP Developer Center -- downloads, how-tos, sample code and...
View ArticleOracle Enhanced Adapter 1.4.0 for Ruby on Rails is Available
Check out Raimond Simanovskis's updated Rails ActiveRecord adapter for Ruby and JRuby with Oracle DB: Oracle enhanced adapter 1.4.0 and Readme Driven Development. I love the "Readme Driven Development"...
View ArticlePHP OCI8 1.4.6 is Available
I just released PHP OCI8 1.4.6 on PECL. This is the same OCI8 extension that is included in PHP 5.3.7 and PHP 5.3.8. The release is mostly test suite additions. A new oci_client_version() function is...
View ArticlePHP 5.3.8 RPMs are on oss.oracle.com
I've built PHP 5.3.8 RPM packages with various common extensions (and the latest OCI8 1.4.6) for Linux x64. They are downloadable atoss.oracle.com/projects/php/. These binaries might be useful for...
View ArticleOracle 11.2 XE with newly updated PHP Developer's Guide is available
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Express Edition aka "Oracle XE"is now available on Linux 64 bit and Windows 32 bit. This is a free version of the Oracle Database. Windows 64 bit is "in the works" but...
View ArticleScripting Language Related Sessions at Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne, October...
Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne conferences are happening in San Francisco next week. It will be a busy and exciting time.First, here's a shout out: For me the conference kicks off on Sunday morning....
View ArticlePHP oci_password_change() ORA-1017 gotcha with Oracle Database 11.2.0.3
The Oracle Instant Client 11.2.0.3 for Linux is now available on OTN. I know many users will upgrade sooner rather than later to get the"latest and greatest" release.However, if your PHP application...
View ArticlePHP OCI8 1.4.7 is available on PECL
Following on the heels of the PHP 5.3.9 release, I've bundled OCI8 1.4.7 for PECL. The PECL OCI8 1.4.7 code is the same as included in PHP 5.3.9 and can be used to update older PHP installations. The...
View ArticlePHP 5.3.9 RPMs Available for Testing
I've updated my relatively "vanilla" PHP 5 RPMs to 5.3.9 on oss.oracle.com/projects/php. They are built for Oracle Linux 5.7 (and RHEL 5.7). I've included the OCI8 extension for Oracle DB, of course....
View ArticlePHP VirtualBox VM has been refreshed
While I was recently on summer vacation (yes, it is summer in half the world), the VirtualBox VM for PHP was refreshed to a more recent Zend Server/Oracle Linux/Oracle Database XE stack.I just pulled...
View ArticlePHP 5.4 is out; your work begins now
Exciting news: PHP 5.4 is out. Thanks to the release managers Stas& David for making it happen. The PHP code is syncing to mirrors. PHP documentation will take a day or two to build & sync....
View ArticlePHP 5.4.0 RPMs for 64bit Oracle Linux 5.x are available
I've published some vanilla PHP 5.4.0 RPMs to make new feature testing easier for Oracle Linux 5.x 64 bit users. The standard set of RPMs is at oss.oracle.com/projects/php. The OCI8 extension is also...
View ArticlePHP-FPM FastCGI Process Manager with Apache 2
I've published some vanilla PHP 5.4.0 RPMs to make new feature testing easier.Along with all the PHP 5.4 goodies, the php-fpm "FastCGI Process Manager" is available for the first time on...
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