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+===== Overview =====
 The OCI8 extension for Oracle Database can be linked with Oracle's client libraries called "Oracle Instant Client".
+===== Installation =====
+  - Download the Oracle 10gR2 Instant Client "basic" and "sdk" zip files from Oracle.
+  - Unzip the "basic" package and rename the directory as ''lib/instantclient''
+  - Unzip the "sdk" package and rename the directory as ''include/instantclient''
+  - Build with the ''--with-oci8'' option, e.g. ''--with-oci8=shared''.  You can also pass the Instant Client path, for example ''--with-oci8=F:\instantclient_10_2\sdk,shared''
+  - Move the generated ''php_oci8.dll'' to the extensions directory and edit ''php.ini'', setting ''extension_dir'' to that path. Enable the extension in ''php.ini'' with ''extension=php_oci8.dll''
+===== Getting Instant Client =====
 Instant Client is free and has a permissive license.
-**Download**: [[http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/index.html|Oracle Instant Client]]
+Download: [[http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/index.html|Oracle Instant Client]]
-**License**: "OTN Development and Distribution License Agreement for Instant Client" (Viewable as a Javascript popup prior to downloading)
+License: "OTN Development and Distribution License Agreement for Instant Client" (Viewable as a Javascript popup prior to downloading).
+===== History =====
-=== History ===
-The php_oci8.dll released with PHP 5.1 and 5.2 used Oracle Instant Client 10gR2 aka 10.2.
+The php_oci8.dll released with PHP 5.1 and 5.2 used Oracle Instant Client 10gR2 (aka 10.2)

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