Nigel Weeks wrote:

> Via TCP/IP
> $conn = ibase_connect("localhost:/u1/db/data.fdb","sysdba","masterkey");
> Via Local (Process run as root)
> $conn = ibase_connect("/u1/db/data.fdb","sysdba","masterkey");
>
> The performance jump was incredible. It was easily 10x faster. As expected,
> the Firebird engine was pulled into the running application, rather than
> launching an 'fb_inet_server' process.

Not really an answer to your question, but I'm curious: which operating
system and which firebird version (CS or SS) have you used?

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Milan Babuskov
http://fbexport.sourceforge.net