Informix, PHP, Apache

I've managed to get myself completely confused. Can anyone tell me what to set and where in httpd.conf and php.ini so PHP can connect to an Informix data base (an example would be most helpful)? I'm running Slackware 9.1, Apache 1.3.29, PHP 4.3.4, Informix 7.30.UC5. My onconfig System Configuration section looks like: # System Configuration SERVERNUM 0 # Unique id corresponding to a Dynamic Server in stance DBSERVERNAME fubar_a # Name of default database server DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT 60 # Max time to wait of lock in distributed env. RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag (Yes = 1, No = 0) MULTIPROCESSOR 0 # 0 for single-processor, 1 for multi-processor NUMCPUVPS 1 # Number of user (cpu) vps SINGLE_CPU_VP 0 # If non-zero, limit number of cpu vps to one NOAGE 0 # Process aging AFF_SPROC 0 # Affinity start processor AFF_NPROCS 0 # Affinity number of processors My sqlhosts file looks like this: fubar_a onipcshm fubar informixa fubar_anet seipcpip fubar informixanet And /etc/services looks like this: # IBM Informix Software informixa 1625/tcp # IBM Informix 7.x engine shared informixanet 1725/tcp # IBM Informix 7.x engine network Informix works (both dbaccess and isql), ESQL/C works, all of that; no problems. PHP works fine with MySQL and anything else I want to do with it -- just can't seem to get it to connect to an Informix data base. phpinfo() does not show the Informix environment variables (which are set in /etc/profile and thus are system-wide).

Sounds like php has not been installed correctly, have a look at http://www.oninit.com/reference/reference.php?page=php [it a copy of an article by JLeffler] There is nothing informix specific in the httpd.conf (unless you are using the webblade) Cheers Paul Thomas Ronayne wrote: > > I've managed to get myself completely confused. Can anyone tell me what > to set and where in httpd.conf and php.ini so PHP can connect to an > Informix data base (an example would be most helpful)? I'm running > Slackware 9.1, Apache 1.3.29, PHP 4.3.4, Informix 7.30.UC5. > > My onconfig System Configuration section looks like: > > # System Configuration > > SERVERNUM 0 # Unique id corresponding to a > Dynamic Server in stance > DBSERVERNAME fubar_a # Name of default database server > DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT 60 # Max time to wait of lock in > distributed env. > RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag (Yes = 1, No > = 0) > > MULTIPROCESSOR 0 # 0 for single-processor, 1 for > multi-processor > NUMCPUVPS 1 # Number of user (cpu) vps > SINGLE_CPU_VP 0 # If non-zero, limit number of cpu > vps to one > NOAGE 0 # Process aging > AFF_SPROC 0 # Affinity start processor > AFF_NPROCS 0 # Affinity number of processors> > My sqlhosts file looks like this: > > fubar_a onipcshm fubar informixa> fubar_anet seipcpip fubar informixanet > > And /etc/services looks like this: > > # IBM Informix Software > informixa 1625/tcp # IBM Informix 7.x engine shared > informixanet 1725/tcp # IBM Informix 7.x engine network > > Informix works (both dbaccess and isql), ESQL/C works, all of that; no > problems. > > PHP works fine with MySQL and anything else I want to do with it -- just > can't seem to get it to connect to an Informix data base. phpinfo() does > not show the Informix environment variables (which are set in > /etc/profile and thus are system-wide). -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #