thanks for your help.

php4 is not really an option, there is a good amount of code written
for php5.

I am trying FB 2.0 RC1 right now, if that has the same problem
I will try to run classic server although Super Server
performs much better on windows with my load.

thanks again,

stan


--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Milan Babuskov <milanb@...>
wrote:

>
> Stan wrote:
> > how can the php version affect the Firebird Server running on a
> > separate machine? I am using the correct gds32.dll, thats the
> > only piece that communicates to the Firebird Server.
>
> I'm not 100% sure why, but I noticed odd behavior in some versions

of PHP 5, and

> when I switched those sites to PHP 4 the problems went away. It

could be

> coincidence, but I didn't have time to check as that customer is far

away and

> doesn't have any reliable Internet connectivity.
>
> > Note: windows version of firebird 1.5.3 SS does not exhibit this
> > particular issue, but it throws BUGCHECK 290's under similar
> > load conditions.
>
> I have seen situations similar to which you describe in some

installations.

> However, the load in my apps. is much lower, so it happens rarely.

On one of the

> sites where it did happen more often I switched to Classic server

and I don't

> have any problems since. Since you are using PHP as CGI this might

be a viable

> option.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Milan Babuskov
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> http://www.flamerobin.org
>