XAMPP - Oracle Driver Setup (v12)

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XAMPP - Oracle Driver Setup (v12)

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I have following environments:

1. Windows 10 64 bit
   
2. Xampp:
   
3. Php v7.2.4
   
4. Oracle Instant client download, extract and set ENV_VARIABLE (i have tried with 32bit and 64bit)
   
5. Copy all *.dll files from oracle instant client folder to c:\xampp\php and c:\xampp\php\ext.
6. File c:\xampp\php\ext\php_oci8_12c.dll exists.
7. Enable php extension in php.ini: extension=oci8_12c
8. Restart the xampp.

but still getting the warning and oci8 extension not enabled. (verify from php_info.php)

thank you.. tested and worked

Uninstalled existing XAMPP and followed the procedure. Working like a charm :) Thanks a ton !

Amazing! It worked fine to me too!!!!

Thanks a lot. It was the most straight forward way.

Great guide!

thanks a lot. it works

You say on a 64 bit computer, need to install both the 32 and 64 versions of instant-client...
If you unzip both the 32 and 64 bit instant-clients (so 2 different folders, one for 32, one for 64)...
and then try to copy the .dll's to the php/apache folders... I first copied the 32bit files, then tried the 64bit files...
but it asks to overwrite the oci.dll file (and a few other files)... Should I?
Maybe the 64bit client includes some needed 32bit files and i should only install that one and copy over those .dlls?
I mean like the 64bit client includes ociw32.dll alongside oci.dll

Right now Im running 64bit apache with 64bit php... so i copied the 64bit instant-client dll's over.
Also Im guessing this 'copy .dlls' step maybe doesn't need to happen if you just include the instant-client folder onto the windows PATH?
Going to try that later to see.

It is important to copy the *.dll files twice.

1. To c:\xampp\php
2. To c:\xampp\apache\bin

If it's still not working then try to install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio

PHP 5.6

• The VC11 builds require to have the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 x86 or x64 installed

PHP 7.0.x, 7.1.x

• The VC14 builds require to have the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 x86 or x64 installed

PHP 7.2.x

• The VC15 builds require to have the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017 x64 or x86 installed

@PhouvanhKCSV @tonlam

Thanks a lot!!!! Works for me!