Hello Everyone,
I'll start with I am fairly new to PHP. We are at i/OS v7.1, with Zend PHP/ZendDBI installed.
I have been trying to find a way for a PHP script on an IBM I to talk with an Oracle 11g database, and in my searching, I have found PDO_OCI. What I'm looking for are opinions on PDO_OCI and help with how to get it installed on the IBM i.
I have a few questions:
1.
http://php.net/manual/en/ref.pdo-oci.php says that PDO_OCI is experimental, meaning it can change or be removed without prior notice. In my Zend config, I see that there are a few databases setup to work with PDO. Does it look like PDO_OCI will be kept around, or does it look like it will be short-lived? Opinions?
2. How do I install PDO_OCI on the IBM i? Does anyone have a document for that?
3. Can PHP use JDBC to get to Oracle? Does anyone have an example they can send me?
4. Is there a better/easier way to transfer data between an Oracle database to an IBM i? We have a need for both an on-the-fly method and a batch transfer method, but at a minimum, we need an on-the-fly method.
Thank you in advance for your assistance and input!
Best Regards,
Jeff
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