Thanks again that is what did it. You are all lifesavers.

At 11:27 AM 11/19/2004, you wrote:

>Hi Uwe
>
>check you services file in c:\windows\drivers\etc
>
>add the line
>
>gds_db 3050/tcp
>
>and the most important thing, one empty line at the end of the file
>
>save it and test it
>
>Rui Francisco
>
>Uwe Oeder wrote:
>
> >I have changed the code accordingly:
> >
> >$MyHost = 'localhost:D:\Projects\CreativeInfo\Data\Data.FDB' ;
> >$MyUsername = 'sysdba' ;
> >$MyPassword = 'masterkey' ;
> >$MyDBHandle = ibase_connect($MyHost,$MyUsername,$MyPassword) or die('error
> >in db connect') ;
> >$MyDBQuery = ibase_prepare($MyDBHandle,$SQLStatement) or
> die(ibase_errmsg());
> >$MyDBDataset = ibase_execute($MyDBQuery) or die(ibase_errmsg());
> >
> >It then throws the following error message :
> >
> >Warning: ibase_connect() [function.ibase-connect]: Unable to complete
> >network request to host "localhost". Failed to locate host machine.
> >Undefined service gds_db/tcp. in D:\Projects\Webpage\Documents\Tester3.php
> >on line 154
> >error in db connect
> >
> >But I can ping localhost without any problems. What else could be wrong ?
> >
> >
> >
> >At 10:17 AM 11/19/2004, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Dmitry Kalugin wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>UO> $MyHost = '//dev1/:D:\Projects\CreativeInfo\Data\Data.DBF' ;
> >>>
> >>>invalid path "//dev1/" and Data.DBF is not Firebird Database
> >>>
> >>>
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