How I can connect to Oracle from Perl?

We have Oracle Server " Oracle Version: 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit". I like to connect to this server with Perl from my RHEL machine. I am able to connect via s开发者_C百科qlplus successfully. I can use 32-bit or 64-bit Perl. I have few questions.

Which files I should download from Oracle.com and where should I install them?

What are the environment settings or path that I should set?

What are the configuration changes or Makefile arguments changes I should make to install DBD::Oracle module properly?

Thanks.

Please ignore the previous answer as it is woefully out of date.

All you need to download is the oracle "instant client" for Linux: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/linuxsoft.html

This gives you what you need to build the Perl module.

A quick google brought up the following for an install guide: http://duberga.net/dbd_oracle_instantclient_linux/

(I'm sure there are others)