> >>> Why not use the native interbase functions of PHP ?
> >> Long Story, but Recompiling PHP on this box is more
> trouble than its
> >> worth.
> >
> > You don't have to recompile PHP, you can simply compile the needed
> > interbase.so file and add it to your "extensions"
> directory. You can
> > even do the compilation on another computer.
>
> I can confirm it's easy, I did the same for Red Hat 9.
>
> Just download or install the sources of the RH php package,
> configure && make, find the interbase.so file in the
> ext/interbase directory and copy it over to the right place
> and include it in php.ini
>
> >> There don't seem to be any PHP RPMs with Interbase support
> compiled
> >> in for Fedora Core 4 so that leaves me with the ODBC route.
> >>
> >> Plus the Database I need to connect to is likely to change
> to Oracle
> >> or MS-SQL in the near future, and I'd rather write the
> code so it'll
> >> work with them all. If and when it happens.
> >
> > You should use ADOdb or ezSQL then. Those are wrappers
> around native
> > interfaces, so you can switch between DBMSes easily.
> >
> > I suggest you join firebird-php group if you wish to get more info
> > about all this.
>

Thankyou both, I'll look into it.
I'm still a semi-newbie to Linux so some aspects of compiling etc are a
little bewildering..
I now have the connection working fine using unixODBC, but I'll look
into what you both have suggested for future projects.

Many Thanks,

Nick

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