extension_dir not setting

[djoshi]

Hi all,

 

I am a newbie. I have installed PHP 5.0.4 on my Win2k server with IIS. The test page is working fine. The phpinfo() also works ok.

 

However, I need to work with Oracle10g as the backend for my PHP apps. I tried to set the extension_dir directive in the php.ini file to ".\ext\" and also removed the semicolons on the two oracle related extensions viz. php_oci8.dll and php_oracle.dll.

 

After setting these things, when I restart the IIS and execute the phpinfo() page, I receive the following warning message box:

 

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Warning

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PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '.\ext\php_oci8.dll' - The specified procedure could not be found.

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OK

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For your reference, I am including the various phpinfo() details here:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path => F:\PHP504\php.ini

extension_dir => .\ext\

Path => F:\PHP504;D:\WINNT\system32;D:\WINNT;

SERVER_SOFTWARE => Microsoft-IIS/5.0

SystemRoot => D:\WINNT

SCRIPT_FILENAME => d:\inetpub\wwwroot\TestSite\tut_phpinfo.php

Server API => CGI/FastCGI

PHP API => 20031224

PHP Extension => 20041030

Zend Extension => 220040412

 

Also, in the Windows registry, I have set the following:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PHP]:IniFilePath=F:\PHP504

 

Under this F:\PHP504 (which is the root PHP folder), I have the following folders:

.\dev

.\ext

.\ErrorLogs (I created this to receive error logs)

.\extras (this has three more folders underneath)

.\Manual

.\PEAR (this has one more folder underneath)

 

I hope the above information is sufficient.

 

Can someone please help me resolve this issue? I believe that until this is done, I will not be able to connect to the backend Oracle Database from my PHP scripts.

 

Thanks for your time and advice.

 

Regards.

[sikofitt]

try adding the drive to \ext\

[neylitalo]

you need to use absolute paths. (I think that's what sikofitt's trying to say)

 

ie: c:\php\ext

[djoshi]

Hello again!

 

Thanks for your reply. I have tried setting the

 

extension_dir = "F:\PHP504\ext\"

 

but it has not made any difference. The error continues in the same way. Please suggest a different remedy if one exists.

 

Thanks again, and regards,

DJoshi

[tkv]

You have 2 options for it:

1. disable it

open php.ini search php_oci8.dll put ; in the begging line

2. enable it

search on the web the driver of it (oci8.dll) copy into

%root%/system32 (of windows)

you also have create the folder ext in the php directory within php_oci8.dll file

 

good luck

[permutations]

Hello again!

 

Thanks for your reply. I have tried setting the

 

extension_dir = "F:\PHP504\ext\"

 

but it has not made any difference. The error continues in the same way. Please suggest a different remedy if one exists.

 

Thanks again, and regards,

DJoshi

300277[/snapback]

 

Did you find the solution to this? It's driving me crazy, too.

 

[turbosport]

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Did you find the solution to this? It's driving me crazy, too.

 

 

Make sure the IUSR_machinename account has read and execute rights to the folders and files

[purplegecko]

I had this problem and it was annoying me for ages!!

 

I found that the msvcr71.dll was missing.

 

This is the Microsoft C++ Rutime libraries, which should be distributed with any package that needs them. It is not installed by Windows.

 

You shouldn't put this file into the system directory (apparently) so just drop it into your PHP folder and all will be good!

[snuzzolillo]

purplegecko:

 

Your reply is very, very important. I had the same problem in one server of two, and comparing one whith other aparrently all was ok. except that detail.

 

Your reply was very helpful....