Merge doc updates from v5.5.x branch

doc/api.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # node-oracledb 6.0.0-dev Documentation for the Oracle Database Node.js Add-on
 
-Copyright (c) 2015, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+*Copyright (c) 2015, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates.*
 
 This software is dual-licensed to you under the Universal Permissive License
 (UPL) 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl and Apache License

doc/src/api_manual/connection.rst

@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ The properties of a *Connection* object are listed below.
     identifier <https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=dblatest
     &id=GUID-8A9F1295-4360-4AC6-99A4-050C5C82E0B0>`__
     for end-to-end application tracing, use with mid-tier authentication,
-    and with `Virtual Private Databases <https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?
-    ctx=dblatest&id=GUID-89DB0C3C-A36F-4254-8C82-020F5F6DE31F>`__.
+    and with `Virtual Private Databases <https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/
+    lookup?ctx=dblatest&id=GUID-4F37BAE5-CA2E-42AC-9CDF-EC9181671FFE>`__.
 
     Displaying ``Connection.clientId`` will show a value of ``null``. See
     :ref:`End-to-end Tracing, Mid-tier Authentication, and Auditing <endtoend>`.

doc/src/release_notes.rst

@@ -640,8 +640,7 @@ node-oracledb `v4.0.0 <https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/compare/v3.1.2...
     are required.
 
 #)  Fixed a crash occurring when draining the connection pool (`ODPI-C
-    change <https://github.com/oracle/odpi/commit/https://github.com/oracle/
-    odpi/commit/7666dc3208087383f7f0f5e49c1ee423cb154997>`__).
+    change <https://github.com/oracle/odpi/commit/7666dc3208087383f7f0f5e49c1ee423cb154997>`__).
 
 #)  Corrected ``pool.status`` to be read-only, as was documented.
 
@@ -723,8 +722,8 @@ node-oracledb `v3.1.0 <https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/compare/v3.0.1...
     applications where not all users will be accessing Oracle Database.
 
     It allows code generation tools to access node-oracledb constants
-    without needing Oracle Client installed (see
-    `#983 <https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/issues/983>`__.
+    without requiring Oracle Client libraries to be installed (see
+    `#983 <https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/issues/983>`__).
 
     Applications now have more scope to alter Oracle environment
     variables referenced by the Oracle Client layer. Note it is still
@@ -736,7 +735,7 @@ node-oracledb `v3.1.0 <https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/compare/v3.0.1...
     String limited to the VARCHAR2 length.
 
 #)  Updated install processes by bundling all pre-built binaries into
-    the `<https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb package>`__, removing the
+    the `<https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb>`__ package, removing the
     need for a separate binary package download from GitHub.  At runtime
     an appropriate binary is loaded by `require()`, if it exists,
     allowing one `node_modules/oracledb` install to be usable in
@@ -1010,7 +1009,7 @@ node-oracledb `v2.1.0 <https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/compare/v2.0.15..
     - The `yum.oracle.com <http://yum.oracle.com/oracle-linux-nodejs.html>`__
       Node.js RPM Packages for Oracle Linux
 
-    - The `Oracle mirror <oss.oracle.com/git/oracle>`__ of `github.com/oracle
+    - The `Oracle mirror <https://oss.oracle.com/git/oracle/>`__ of `github.com/oracle
       <https://github.com/oracle>`__.
 
 #)  Correct the error message text when attempting to set
@@ -1751,7 +1750,7 @@ node-oracledb `v1.4.0 <https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/compare/v1.3.0...
 #)  Fixed a crash when accessing Pool properties on Windows.
 
 #)  Added a run-script 'testWindows' target for Windows testing. See
-    `test/README.md <test/README.md>`__.
+    `test/README.md <https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/blob/v5.5.x/test/README.md>`__.
 
 #)  Fixed compilation warnings with recent compilers.
 

doc/src/user_guide/connection_handling.rst

@@ -180,13 +180,12 @@ Guide <https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=dblatest&id=GUID-B0437826
 -43C1-49EC-A94D-B650B6A4A6EE>`__ for the syntax in your version of the Oracle
 Client libraries.
 
-If you are using Oracle Client 19c, the latest `Easy Connect
+If you are using Oracle Client 19c (or later), the latest `Easy Connect
 Plus <https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=dblatest&id=GUID-8C85D289-
 6AF3-41BC-848B-BF39D32648BA>`__ syntax allows the use of multiple hosts or
 ports, along with optional entries for the wallet location, the distinguished
 name of the database server, and even lets some network configuration options
-be set. The technical paper `Oracle Database 21c Easy Connect Plus Configurable
-Database Connection Syntax <https://download.oracle.com/ocomdocs/global/Oracle
+be set. Oracle's `Technical Paper on Easy Connect Plus Syntax <https://download.oracle.com/ocomdocs/global/Oracle
 -Net-21c-Easy-Connect-Plus.pdf>`__ discusses the syntax. The Easy Connect Plus
 syntax means that :ref:`tnsnames.ora <tnsadmin>` or
 :ref:`sqlnet.ora <tnsadmin>` files are not needed for some further common
@@ -2462,8 +2461,7 @@ has more details, including when to use, and when not to use DRCP.
 
 There are a number of Oracle Database ``V$`` views that can be used to
 monitor DRCP. These are discussed in the Oracle documentation and in the
-Oracle technical paper `PHP Scalability and High Availability <https://
-www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/php/php-scalability-ha-twp-128842.pdf>`__.
+Oracle technical paper `Extreme Oracle Database Connection Scalability with Database Resident Connection Pooling (DRCP) <https://www.oracle.com/docs/tech/drcp-technical-brief.pdf>`__.
 This paper also gives more detail on configuring DRCP.
 
 .. _privconn:

doc/src/user_guide/tracing.rst

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ database schema. By setting ``clientId`` to the application’s
 authenticated user name, the database is aware of who the actual end
 user is. This can, for example, be used by Oracle `Virtual Private
 Database <https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=dblatest&id=GUID-
-89DB0C3C-A36F-4254-8C82-020F5F6DE31F>`__ policies to automatically restrict
+4F37BAE5-CA2E-42AC-9CDF-EC9181671FFE>`__ policies to automatically restrict
 data access by that user.
 
 The attributes are set on a :attr:`connection <oracledb.connectionClass>`