Subject Re: [firebird-support] Interbase 6.0 / Firebird 1.5 Co-Exist
Author Uwe Grauer
jramy1963 wrote:

>
> Can Interbase 6.0 and Firebird 1.5 run, not just co-exist, bot run on
> the same machine at the same time? I have read elsewhere that this
> should not be done. Is this true and, if so, why? We are running an
> Interbase 6.0 app, but on Windows 2003 Server, there is a severe
> performance issue. So we are investigating moving to Firebird 1.5
> but when we run both Interbase 6.0 and Firebird 1.5 on Windows 2003
> Server, there is still a performance issue UNTIL we turn Interbase
> off. All feedback is truly appreciated...

Yes, it works if you specify a different port for firebird.
See the Release Notes for FB 1.5

Uwe