Install PHP Oracle OCI Extension (11.2) on Mac OS X (10.8)

Installation

This procedure is tested on Mac OS X 10.8 with Developpers tools installed (xCode).

WARNING: Some users in comment reported issue with more recent version of MacOS.

PHP 5.4 installed with Homebrew.

Preparation

Download the following files from Oracle website (yes, you need to create an account and accept terms):

Create and unzip all theses files into a the directory `/usr/local/instantclient/11.2.0.3/`.
This directory will looks like:

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├── BASIC_README
├── SQLPLUS_README
├── adrci
├── genezi
├── glogin.sql
├── libclntsh.dylib.11.1
├── libnnz11.dylib
├── libocci.dylib.11.1
├── libociei.dylib
├── libocijdbc11.dylib
├── libsqlplus.dylib
├── libsqlplusic.dylib
├── ojdbc5.jar
├── ojdbc6.jar
├── sdk
│   ├── SDK_README
│   ├── demo
│   ├── include
│   ├── ott
│   └── ottclasses.zip
├── sqlplus
├── uidrvci
└── xstreams.jar

Create symlinks

ln -s /usr/local/instantclient/11.2.0.3/sdk/include/*.h /usr/local/include/
ln -s /usr/local/instantclient/11.2.0.3/sqlplus /usr/local/bin/
ln -s /usr/local/instantclient/11.2.0.3/*.dylib /usr/local/lib/
ln -s /usr/local/instantclient/11.2.0.3/*.dylib.11.1 /usr/local/lib/
ln -s /usr/local/lib/libclntsh.dylib.11.1 /usr/local/lib/libclntsh.dylib

Test with sqlplus instantclient

I recommand to install Oracle Server with a VirtualBox VM preinstalled.

/usr/local/bin/sqlplus oracle/oracle@192.168.2.2

Install extension with pecl

pecl install oci8

If the script prompt you to provide the path to ORACLE_HOME directory, respond with:

instantclient,/usr/local/lib

And your are done, normally pecl will automatically load the extension in your `php.ini`. If not, add the following line to your `php.ini`:

extension=oci8.so

Restart your HTTP Server and test.

Enjoy (or try to…) !

Feel free to fork and adapt this gist !