Using Oracle 12c as database

Nextcloud can be configured to use an Oracle database instance or a cluster of instances.

A special Nextcloud subscription is required in order for Nextcloud engineers to support an architecture using Oracle databases.

Requirements

• Nextcloud server version 12.0.1 (or higher)
• Apache-Webserver
• PHP version 7.0+
• OCI8 PHP module
• Oracle Database 12c
• Oracle Instant client

Installation

Configuring Oracle Database 12c with Nextcloud requires some additional setup steps.

Installation of OCI8 module for PHP

For installing the OCI8-module for PHP 7.0 (or higher) you need to run:

    $ sudo pecl install oci8 

Add the OCI8-module entry to your PHP configuration

    § cat /etc/php/7.0/apache2/conf.d/oci.8. ini extension=oci8.so 

This command may vary if you are using newer versions of PHP. In this case, replace 7.0 with the PHP-version you are using. Keep in mind that only PHP 7.0 and 7.1 are supported!

Install the Oracle Instant Client

Connecting your Nextcloud server to Oracle databases requires