Connecting To Oracle From PHP..

Connecting To Oracle From PHP..

Hi all,

I have one query about connection to oracle database from PHP.
I installed oracle on my machine locally..
also all the below mentioned steps::
( Edit your php.ini file and uncomment the following two lines (only if your version shipped with pre-compiled extension modules):
;extension = php_oci8.dll
;extension = php_oracle.dll
Ensure that your "extension_dir" parameter (in php.ini) points to the location where the above extension files reside.)
And i am able to connect to Oracle successfully..
But my query is if i won't install oracle on my machine locally will i be able to get connection to oracle database which is remote..
I tried without installing oracle database locally and tried to access oracle database which is remote ..
and
found error when loading php_oci8.dll.

The procedure entry point OCILobFreeTemporary could not be located in the
dynamic link library OCI.DLL
Unknown(): Unable to load dynamic library
'c:/php/exetensions/php_oci8.dll' - The specified procedure could not be
found

My configuration: PHP Version 4.3.2, Apache 1.3, Windows 2000, Oracle 8.1.6
pls help
thanx
ckb