Thread:Project:Support desk/Oracle with Easy Connect

Hello!

Looking into MediaWiki 1.17 as a possible support system, and was delighted to see that it supports Oracle. I would very much like to use the "Easy Connect" method, as it won't be a high-traffic site and I don't want to mess too much with server configuration. I found the "Easy Connect" possibility during installation. On the "Connect to database" screen, clicking the Help under "Database TNS" shows:'''

'''Enter a valid Local Connect Name; a tnsnames.ora file must be visible to this installation. '''If you are using client libraries 10g or newer you can also use the Easy Connect naming method.

However, entering anything remotely resembling an Easy Connect string does not pass validation. I get a flash message at the top:'''

'''Invalid database TNS "Data Source=server:port/servicename". Use only ASCII letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), underscores (_) and dots (.).

What is the proper method for configuring an Oracle backend using Easy Connect?

Thanks! Don Pflaster