[RESOLVED] ibm extension for xampp

jeepin81

Does anyone know where I can find the php_ibm_db2.dll extension for XAMPP running PHP 5.3.1?

We have some internal windows servers running XAMPP and I'm trying to figure out how to remotely connect to our local AS/400 server but I cannot find that extension anywhere. I found some older versions.

at the moment I'm doing a simple connect like:

$i5db2 = db2_connect(
                     "DBNAME",   // Required if userid and password used
                     "10.X.X.X",
		     "xxxxxx-user",
                     "xxxxxx-pass",
                     array("i5_lib"=>"internet")) 
                     or die("Connect error: " . db2_conn_errormsg());

and of course i'm getting the "undefined function db2_connect()" error b/c I don't have the extension.

Or would I be better off using odbc_connect()?

Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks...

bradgrafelman

jeepin81;10996740 wrote:
Does anyone know where I can find the php_ibm_db2.dll extension for XAMPP running PHP 5.3.1?

It's a PECL extension, so you can find it here.

Also, make sure you read through the PHP manual to learn how to properly install that extension and fulfill any dependencies/requirements it has. A good starting point for this would be here: [man]ibm-db2.setup[/man].

jeepin81;10996740 wrote:
Or would I be better off using odbc_connect()?

That depends. Do you already have an ODBC connection setup on the server? If so, it might be easier to utilize it rather than installing a new PHP extension. I can't really comment on personal experience either way, since I've never used either to interface with an AS/400.

jeepin81

Thank's for the link... I will check that out.

As far as odbc_connect()... I thought xampp had that bundled but when I looked at the php.ini on my personal machine it was not there. However, I'm running OSX, so that might be the issue. It did reference odbc_connect() being available for Windows.

I will check out our Windows Servers and that link you provided and get back w/ what I learn.

thanks again..

jeepin81

bradgrafelman;10996742 wrote:
It's a PECL extension, so you can find it here.

Also, make sure you read through the PHP manual to learn how to properly install that extension and fulfill any dependencies/requirements it has. A good starting point for this would be here: [man]ibm-db2.setup[/man].

Brad - Thanks for that info - that was the solution I was looking for.