Charles, I run with a full client all of the time. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA/NA Team Lead PAREXEL International ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Schultz Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 2:34 PM To: ORACLE-L Subject: PHP + Oracle Good day, I tried to troll google for some answers on hooking PHP into Oracle; so far, everything tells me I need the instant client. Unfortunately, OTN has been ... inconsistent lately, and I cannot download the IC. What about using the "thick client", the normal libraries that come with a database install? Has anyone done this? I am looking at several examples of folks who have configured PHP with InstantClient and they do not seem to map well for a "full" client. Thanks in advance, -- Charles Schultz