[PHP-DB] What must a (Windows) User do to query Oracle9i with oci8 functions

hi i already found this in this newsgroup: Hi Robert Yes oci8 functions work fine with Oracle9i. that's great :-) but someone said something about Recompiling to use oci8 extension with Oracle9i. So now my question: What tasks are requiered to query Oracle9i DB with the oci8-extension ?

[PHP-DB] Possible to store arrays in mySQL without explode()/implode()

is it possible to store an array in mySQL without using implode() / explode(), like this: $stuff['blob'] = string; $stuff['hm'] = G-string; mysql_query(INSERT INTO table VALUES ($stuff)); and if, who must the mysql table be defined ? thx Jakob 'iNstinct' Mund -- PHP Database Mailing List