--- In firebird-php@yahoogroups.com, "tomsee7" <tomconlon7@...> wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> Currently running 2 versions of FB (1.5 & 2.1) on different ports.
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> All's fine and dandy in the 2 windows apps that each use these ports. Also 2.1 is used by a website and that's ok too (using php5isapi.dll) plus flamerobin also.
>
> However, the problem is that a console app is also running periodically and although it uses the same PHP connection settings as the website it cannot connect and keeps giving the Warning: ibase_connect(): Unable to complete network request to host "127.0.0.1" Failed to locate host machine. Undefined service 13050/tcp.
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> I tried different ports, 192.168.1.2 vs 127.0.0.1, entries in services, changed values in firebird.conf but no joy :(
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> Any thoughts/similar experience?
> Tom
>

In case it helps anyone else, found the solution:

1. Created an entry in the services file for 2.1
cc_fb 7117/tcp #firebird for cc

2. Then used that entry instead of the port number in conn details:
$link = ibase_connect('192.168.1.2/cc_fb:ccord', ...

Happy days.