One of the current collaborations that Zend has added to its list is one with Oracle on the Zend Core for Oracle, a helpful tool to more closely integrate your PHP code and the Oracle database you're working with.

To help you get the most out of this optimized connection, the Oracle Technology Network has posted this new tutorial covering connecting your code to the Oracle Database 10g Express Edition.

This is a complete tutorial, starting from installation (of both Oracle XE and the Zend Core) as well as configuration notes and example code. The examples range from just a simple "connect and execute the query" out to how to handle transactions, bind variables, and stored procedures.