Note: Custom OCI applications, such as those that bundle Instant Client, may want to link with -rpath set to the directory containing Instant Client 18.1 instead of relying on libraries being in ~/lib. Ln -s ~/lib/libclntsh.dylib.18.1 ~/lib/libclntsh.dylib For example:Ĭp /opt/oracle/instantclient_18_1/libclntsh.dylib.18.1 ~/lib/Ĭp /opt/oracle/instantclient_18_1/libclntshcore.dylib.18.1 ~/lib/Ĭp /opt/oracle/instantclient_18_1/libons.dylib ~/lib/Ĭp /opt/oracle/instantclient_18_1/libnnz18.dylib ~/lib/Ĭp /opt/oracle/instantclient_18_1/libociei.dylib ~/lib/ Unzip the packages into a single directory such as ~/instantclient_18_1 that is accessible to your application.All installations require the Basic or Basic Light package. Download the desired Instant Client ZIP files.Instant Client 18.1 supports macOS Mojave and High Sierra. Sqlplus Refer to your application's installation instructions for how to use Run SQL*Plus and connect using your database credentials and connection string:.Package to the same directory as the Basic package and then update yourĮxport PATH=~/Downloads/instantclient_19_8:$PATH To use binaries such as sqlplus from the SQL*Plus package, unzip the.Then set the environment variable TNS_ADMIN to that The default Oracle configuration directory for applications linked withĪlternatively, Oracle configuration files can be put in another,Īccessible directory. Put them in the instantclient_19_8/network/admin subdirectory. Tnsnames.ora, sqlnet.ora, ldap.ora, or oraaccess.xml with Instant Client, If you intend to co-locate optional Oracle configuration files such as.In Finder, eject the mounted Instant Client packages.Packages to /User/$USER/Downloads/instantclient_19_8 This copies the contents of all currently mounted Instant Client.

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