Subject RE: [firebird-support] unixODBC driver - newbie tearing his hair out!
Author Alan McDonald
> > Hi,
> >
> > > Help please! for the sake of my sanity!
> > >
> > > I am trying to get the firebird unixODBC driver working, but it is
> > > just not playing ball.
> >
> > "isql" is two things under Linux. The default is the unixODBC
> > command line tool.
> >
> > However, to connect to Firebird, you can also use Firebirds
> > "isql" command line tool.
> >
> > Which one are you trying to use?
>
> Hi Martijn,
>
> I am using the unixODBC isql.
>
> I am now beginning to think that this problem is with isql and not
> unixODBC or the driver...
> I started up OpenOffice and was able to establish a Database connection
> using ODBC, and performed a couple of queries.
>
> I'm going to attempt to get it working with PHP now.

YOU DON'T NEED ODBC WITH PHP
Alan