Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:15:32 +0200 From: "Svein Skogen (Listmail account)" <svein-listmail@stillbilde.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OCI support in PHP is dead Message-ID: <4E1EC1C4.9010002@stillbilde.net> In-Reply-To: <4E1EBA43.50508@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <20110714061600.GA45797@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> <4E1EBA43.50508@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig414D7066D34E8AFF95A4F8A9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 14.07.2011 11:43, Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 14/07/2011 07:16, Victor Sudakov wrote: >> The databases/php5-oci8 port exists no more, and databases/php52-oci8 >> is marked as vulnerable. >> >=20 > Oracle 8 is pretty obsolete now. Now, the only options for getting mor= e > up to date support are >=20 > -- persuading Oracle to release eg. an Oracle Instant Client package= > for FreeBSD >=20 > -- somehow being able to use the Linux client software under > emulation. >=20 > I've no idea what Oracle's response to the first option would be, but I= > suspect their response might well be that they won't get enough return > to justify the cost of producing a FreeBSD native client. I suspect getting oracle to create such a client would cost (per user) about half a cent less than replacing the oracle DB would. They're (in)famous for such calculations. > The second option looks pretty difficult to me -- making a PHP shared > object that links to a Linux shlib but that is itself linked into > various PHP applications. This one might be a bit cheaper. > The future looks Postgresql shaped to me. Or any other non-yacht-sponsoring DB. //Svein p.s. I've had the "pleasure" of having dealt with Oracle on several occasions. --=20 --------+-------------------+------------------------------- /"\ |Svein Skogen | svein@d80.iso100.no \ / |Solberg =D8stli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 X |2020 Skedsmokorset | svein@jernhuset.no / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 | | svein@stillbilde.net ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 ribbon |System Admin | svein-listmail@stillbilde.net Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 +-------------------+------------------------------- |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 |svein@jernhuset.no | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE --------+-------------------+------------------------------- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? ------------------------------------------------------------ Picture Gallery: https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------enig414D7066D34E8AFF95A4F8A9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk4ewcoACgkQODUnwSLUlKRQ7ACgrGChoOyVHwYVG9geMhgtOyJs 3+MAn3rbjbyaQuHY9wTm9++WBusxMFKG =BGck -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig414D7066D34E8AFF95A4F8A9--
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