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PDO_OCI DSN

(PECL PDO_OCI >= 0.1.0)

PDO_OCI DSNConnecting to Oracle databases


Description

The PDO_OCI Data Source Name (DSN) is composed of the following elements:

DSN prefix
The DSN prefix is oci:.
dbname (Oracle Instant Client)
The URI for the Oracle Instant Client connection takes the form of dbname=//hostname:port-number/database. If you are connecting to a database defined in tnsnames.ora, use only the name of the database: dbname=database.
charset
The client-side character set for the current environment handle.


Examples

Example #1 PDO_OCI DSN examples

The following examples show a PDO_OCI DSN for connecting to Oracle databases:

// Connect to a database defined in tnsnames.ora
oci:dbname=mydb

// Connect using the Oracle Instant Client
oci:dbname=//localhost:1521/mydb