I see two options:

1. Upgrade to Mandrake 10.0. It's worth it. The speed boost
is noticeable.

2. Forllow the same steps (as shown in prior posts) but
recompile your version PHP with FB support.

--- "ArnoldGamboa.com" <arnoldgamboadotcom@...>
wrote:

>
>
> I think that's the main problem -- mine is Mandrake 9 and
> the PHP
> installation was 4.3.9 (the latest). Guess this will not
> work for me.
> Any other ideas, friends?
>
> Arnold
>
> --- In firebird-php@yahoogroups.com, Dariusz Zelichowski
> <z_darius@y...> wrote:
> > This is hilarious. I posted those very instructions you
> > mention here on this mailing list a few months ago.
> >
> > The one your links points to, should work for Mandrake
> 10.0
> > (both final and community releases) and FB 1.03. I
> instaled
> > it a number of times and I had no problems. I also
> posted
> > here instructions for FB 1.5.1 and Mandrake 10.0.
> >
> > Both installations assume default Madrake 10.0
> > installation, including Apache 2 and the version of PHP
> > which comes with Mandrake 10.0. Make sure your
> > confidurations is as specified. Make sure that the
> version
> > of PHP you download and compile is php-4.3.5. The
> > instructions may not work with other versions. They may
> > also not work with versions of Mandrake other than
> 10.0.
> >
> > The steps are not just suggestions, so make sure you
> follow
> > all of them carefully. Otherwise it may not work, and
> FB
> > may even fly away with your girfriend. You've been
> warned
> > ;)
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> > --- "ArnoldGamboa.com" <arnoldgamboadotcom@y...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi, I found an installation instruction from this
> list. I
> > > copied it to
> > > my site:
> > >
> > >
> >
>

http://arnoldgamboa.com/2004/11/apachemandrakephpfirebird/#more-308

> > >
> > > Unfortunately, after following the instruction
> carefully,
> > > I tried
> > > running the sample script and it failed.
> > >
> > > Fatal error: Call to undefined function:
> ibase_connect()
> > > in
> > > /home/www/projects/firebird.php on line 3
> > >
> > > I assume php is not reading firebird correctly. I
> run
> > > phpinfo() and I
> > > found this:
> > >
> > > Extensions listed here are (or will be soon)
> available as
> > > external
> > > modules. To install one or all of these, use "urpmi"
> > > php-EXTENSION_NAME
> > >
> > > [many here] interbase [...]
> > >
> > > additional .ini files parsed
> > > /etc/php/23_gd.ini, /etc/php/26_imap.ini,
> > > /etc/php/34_mysql.ini,
> > > /etc/php/interbase.ini, /etc/php/urpmi
> > >
> > > (see /etc/php/interbase.ini ?)
> > >
> > > Am I doing something wrong? Please help.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Arnold
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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