nicky6797 wrote:

>> I suspect that we are not at the 'php' stage at all here. It SOUNDS
> as if you
>> have a Firebird server configured for 3050. What have you changed to
> set the
>> server up for 34534?
>> RemoteServiceName = gds_db will be used first, so if that was
> present in the
>> services file, 3050 will be used.
>> RemoteServicePort = 34534 is only used if there is no gds_db entry
> in the
>> services file.
>
> No, I'm sure the server listens on the port I set it up.
>
> I think I found the problem. It is the client library gds32.dll .
> It seems the PHP engine gets shiped with gds32.dll from Interbase.
> Apparently Borland doesn't like Firebird that much. I changed the
> gds32.dll that the PHP engine was using with the fbclient.dll (renamed
> it) and added the msvcr71.dll because fbclient depends on it.
>
> It is odd that PHP gets shiped with gds32.dll from Interbase rather
> then fbclient.dll from Firebird. Firebird is so much more popular and
> in the spirit of PHP. If there are more such problems like this one
> then I think there are major issues with the PHP hosting services,
> when it comes to PHP scripts connecting to Firebird server.
>
> Can someone share some experiences in this area please. Are there any
> major issues when connecting to Firebird server through PHP using the
> gds32.dll from Interbase.
>
> By the way nice info about the RemoteServiceName precedence, thanks.

Bottom line - ditch anything NOT supplied with Firebird. The gds32.dll
supplied with PHP is useless, and I did think that we had modified the notes
on the PHP manual to say that, but it looks like it's been rolled back. You
should always use the client supplied with the version of Firebird that you
have installed.

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