Install Oracle instant client (sqlplus) v12.1 on MacOSX

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Install Oracle instant client (sqlplus) on MacOSX

1. Get Oracle instant client for MacOSX

• Go to the download site - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/intel-macsoft-096467.html
• Download "instantclient-basic-macos.x64-12.1.0.2.0.zip"
• Download "instantclient-sqlplus-macos.x64-12.1.0.2.0.zip"
• Download "instantclient-sdk-macos.x64-12.1.0.2.0.zip"

2. Unarchive downloaded zip files into a same directory

• ex: $HOME/Downloads/instantclient_12_1

3. Create install.sh and copy the following code and past it on that file.
4. Run source /usr/local/share/instantclient/instantclient.sh
5. Run sqlplus to check if you can run "sqlplus" in any place
6. Add source /usr/local/share/instantclient/instantclient.sh to your .bashrc

install.sh

#!/bin/bash

set -e
export ORACLE_VERSION="12.1.0.2.0"
mkdir -p /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/bin
mkdir -p /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/lib
mkdir -p /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/jdbc/lib
mkdir -p /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/rdbms/jlib
mkdir -p /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/sqlplus/admin

mv sdk /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/lib/
mv ojdbc* /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/jdbc/lib/
mv x*.jar /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/rdbms/jlib/
mv glogin.sql /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/sqlplus/admin/
mv *dylib* /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/lib/
mv *README /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/
mv * /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/bin/
cd /usr/local/bin
ln -s ../Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/bin/sqlplus sqlplus

cd /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION
mkdir -p share/instantclient
cd /usr/local/share
ln -s ../Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/share/instantclient/ instantclient
cd /usr/local/Oracle/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION/lib
ln -s libclntsh.dylib.12.1 libclntsh.dylib

echo "
export ORACLE_BASE=/usr/local/Oracle
export ORACLE_HOME=\$ORACLE_BASE/product/instantclient/$ORACLE_VERSION
export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$ORACLE_HOME/lib
export OCI_DIR=\$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
export TNS_ADMIN=\$ORACLE_BASE/admin/network
" > /usr/local/share/instantclient/instantclient.sh

echo "Done!"
echo
echo "Next step:  Add the following code to your ~/.bashrc"
echo "source /usr/local/share/instantclient/instantclient.sh"

Why move the sdk into lib? sqlplus does not require it, and tools that expect the standard installation of instantclient break.

Thanks you a lot, it's works for me!

I don't have any file named 'instantclient.sh' and where to paste the 'install.sh' file?

For me it does not work on my MacOS. THe install.sh script says this:

"Error on line 18 /usr/local/bin folder not found" and
"Error on line 23 /usr/local/share folder not found"

I added the following right before going into the respective directories:
mkdir -p /usr/local/bin
cd /usr/local/bin

But again nothing works for me. Should I execute install.sh at step 3 ?

Damn, it is just wasting time, instruction is not working
install.sh just says:
ln: libclntsh.dylib: File exists
/usr/local/share/instantclient/instantclient.sh is not found

Hello all,

Instead of mv'ing the files we should just cp'ing all the files.
Refresh the Symlinks with -sfn flag.
Preserve the "/opt/Oracle/product/" directory, like installing the DB or GRID.

I tried this and it worked as expected :

`#!/bin/bash

set -e
export ORACLE_VERSION="12.2.0.1.0"
mkdir -p /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/bin
mkdir -p /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/lib
mkdir -p /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/jdbc/lib
mkdir -p /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/rdbms/jlib
mkdir -p /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/sqlplus/admin
mkdir -p /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/instantclient

cp -R sdk /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/lib/
cp -R ojdbc* /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/jdbc/lib/
cp -R x*.jar /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/rdbms/jlib/
cp -R glogin.sql /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/sqlplus/admin/
cp -R dylib /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/lib/
cp -R *README /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/
cp -R * /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/bin/

echo "Creating SymLinks"
ln -sfn /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/bin/sqlplus /usr/local/bin/sqlplus
ln -sfn /opt/Oracle/product/$ORACLE_VERSION/lib/libclntsh.dylib.12.1 libclntsh.dylib

echo "Creating env variables"
echo "
export ORACLE_BASE=/opt/Oracle/
export ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/$ORACLE_VERSION
export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib
export OCI_DIR=$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
export TNS_ADMIN=$ORACLE_BASE/admin/network
" > /opt/Oracle/instantclient.sh

echo "Done!"
echo
echo "Next step: Add the following code to your ~/.bashrc"
echo "source /opt/Oracle/instantclient.sh"`

HackBook-Pro:~ test$ date;env | grep -i oracle
Fri Oct 26 20:54:22 CDT 2018
OCI_DIR=/opt/Oracle//product/12.2.0.1.0/lib
ORACLE_BASE=/opt/Oracle/
TNS_ADMIN=/opt/Oracle//admin/network
ORACLE_HOME=/opt/Oracle//product/12.2.0.1.0
HackBook-Pro:~ test$ date; sqlplus
Fri Oct 26 20:54:32 CDT 2018

SQL*Plus: Release 12.2.0.1.0 Production on Fri Oct 26 20:54:33 2018

Copyright (c) 1982, 2017, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Enter user-name:

hello..
when i run sqlplus, it promoted as "Enter username ".
which username and password to be entered ?

You need to add the complete string connection:

sqlplus /@':/'

ie:
sqlplus system/Welcome1#@'10.10.10.10:1521/ORCL1.test.mydomain'

It's waste of time, the instruction is really confusing

This script was of great help when I installed 12.2 a while back. I had to do it manually since the script was kind of crude and some things were wrong (like putting SDK files on lib directory).

Now that 19.3 is out I decided to upgrade, and this time I made some scripts which I think must work on every Mac.

You can check them here if you want to use them: Oracle Instant Client 9.3 Install Scripts for macOS