Hey guys!!!!
I have all these problems and when are solved a php show this:
_oci_server ORA-12159:connection text especified is too long
It's simple!!!
In the TNSNAMES.ORA remove all space, tab, carriage return on the conection string and, wallah!!! All work fine!!!
More info:
PHP 5.0.0 with Oci8
Apache 1.3
Regards,
Romolo (neogodo@yahoo.com.br).
DBA Oracle
Brazil - SP - Sao Paulo