Re: Informix SE 7.2 and PHP3/ODBC

hi martin, i was thinking about the set-up you suggested before, but there are some reasons why i want to use odbc: - the php/apache environment resides on another machine as the database does (i need to access informix using tcp/ip), and - maybe the university, i'm working for will need to move the application onto an is/win nt server thanks anywaz, oliver At 10:17 07.10.99 +0200, you wrote: >> i want to acces my informix se database using ODBC within PHP scripts on > >> b) linux/apache >> >> i'm using following informix products: >> >> INFORMIX-SE 7.24.UC5 for Linux >> informix 4gl 7.20 ud7 for Linux >> > >why don't you use PHP with the informix-module ? - you just have to compile >PHP with the informix-option. >(ESQL has to be installed - ClientSDK should be for free). > >You have to configure PHP as follows: (look at configure --help + INSTALL.DSO) > >php-source-dir/.configure (...other options) --with-informix=/opt/informix >(if it is there) >(the $INFORMIXDIR must be set.) >make >make install > >I prefer to build apache with dynamic module loading (mod_so). >So you can use apxs to load php into apache. >With this option, you only have to compile the modules and copy them to >the apache/libexec-directory. >-> You need not to recompile apache after changes in the modules. >see php-source-dir/INSTALL.DSO. > >The Informix-LIBs should be in /usr/lib (otherwise apache cannot start up). > >Hope that helps, >Martin Gutjahr >