I figured out I need php5-cli for the interface. On the Oracle web site is a package called instantclient-basic-linux32-10.2.0.3-20061115.zip and another called instantclient-sqlplus-linux32-10.2.0.3-20061115.zip Do I need these to somehow make php5-cli able to talk to the Oracle server? Do I need them at all? Thanks. Martin McCormick