Re: PHP access to Informix-SE

Hultgren, Walt wrote: > I’m attempting to set up access to an Informix-SE database on a Sun > server from a Web server running Apache/PHP on CentOS. So far, I’m > having no success. Here’s the environment -- the two versions each of > Apache and PHP mean that I’ve tried them in various combinations: > > > > Web Server: > > - CentOS 5.4 > > - Apache 2.2.3 (w/CentOS), 2.0.63 (compiled locally) > > - PHP 5.1.6 (w/CentOS), 5.3.1 (compiled locally) > > - PDO Informix 1.2.6 > > - Informix Client SDK 3.50.FC6 > > > > Database Server: > > - Sun Solaris 10 > > - Informx-SE 7.25.UC7 > > > > One question I have is whether I need Informix Client SDK or Informix > Connect on the db server for this type of access. I don’t currently > have it, but just run sqlexecd. I can successfully connect to the Sun > db server from a different Sun box using Informix tools (dbaccess, isql,…). > > > > The two errors I see the most are when attempting PHP access from the > CentOS box are “-11005: Invalid connection string attribute” from PHP, > and (when I actually make it across to the Sun box) “-408: Invalid > message type received from the sqlexec process” in the sqlexecd log. I > can connect to the Sun db server from a different Sun box using Informix > tools (dbaccess, isql,…) with no problem. > > > > All of the info I’ve been able to find on the Web and various forums is > geared toward IDS, and most of it is a little dated at this point. > > > > If anyone has this type of set-up (or something close) working, I’d > appreciate any suggestions you have, including which versions of the > various packages to use. Uh, gosh, that's a bit of a poser. Like the man says, I don't know the answer, but I do admire the problem. I was under the impression that this couldn't actually be done ... I didn't think that the client SDK "spoke" SE (or OnLine, for that matter!) Am I just addlepated? -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com I will now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.