I just posted a solution in my blog:
http://arnoldgamboa.com/2004/11/apachemandrakephpfirebird/

Update: The step by step procedure mentioned below did not somehow
work completely for my Mandrake 9 server. I checked the original
author of this instructions and he said that probably, the reason is
that he based his instructions on Mandrake 10 installations.
Unfortunately, it's too burdensome for me to upgrade my OS at this
time. So I tried to find a trick to solve this. Here's what I did, it
worked:

1. After genergating interbase.so (see below how to do it), I opened
my php.ini file. I looked for this line:


extension_dir = /usr/lib/php/extensions

2. Because extension_dir points to /usr/lib/php/extensions, I copied
my interbase.so to that directory.

3. Then, I changed

magic_quotes_sybase = Off

to

magic_quotes_sybase = On

4. I added this line:

extension=interbase.so

5. Restarted Apache
service httpd restart

Whoa! It worked!

--- In firebird-php@yahoogroups.com, Dariusz Zelichowski
<z_darius@y...> wrote:

> 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@y...>
> 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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