PDO_OCI DSN
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PDO_OCI DSN — Connecting to Oracle databases
Description
The PDO_OCI Data Source Name (DSN) is composed of the following elements:
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DSN prefix
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The DSN prefix is
oci:
.
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dbname (Oracle Instant Client)
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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.
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charset
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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
Oracle (PDO)
