| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Is this good advice? |
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| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2013-01-18T21:13:06Z |
At 08:10 a.m. 19/01/2013, lcampbell wrote:
Don't listen to advice that says it's OK to let your applications use an InterBase client and/or server with a Fb 2.x database. Too many things can go wrong. If your app is meant to run with a Firebird client, Firebird server and Firebird database then make it so in the programming of your application and the installation of your whole package.
-- Use a version of IBO that supports Firebird 2.x databases and use the appropriate properties to ensure that your app loads fbclient.dll *by its own name*.
-- Locate fbclient.dll in the application path, not in the system32 folder
On the server installation side, configure Firebird to use a port other than the default 3050, since InterBase commandeers that port unconditionally. Use a high port number such as 13050, rather than 3051 as recommended by some. Four-digit port numbers are almost certain to have already been earmarked by some other software so it's wise to avoid making a rod for your own back. (Same advice applies if you want to configure a non-random port number for events using RemoteAuxPort).
Don't try to test or guess a way to determine the presence of an existing Fb or IB server. Just assume it's there and program and configure defensively.
./heLen
>We received a tip on using a minimal installation that referenced theYes, it is good advice. But it doesn't totally address what you're asking about as Stefan is talking about client installations, not servers.
>following web page, last updated in 2009.
>
>http://www.destructor.de/firebird/minimumclient.htm
>
>Is this still current info? Is it good advice? Any thoughts or comments>
Don't listen to advice that says it's OK to let your applications use an InterBase client and/or server with a Fb 2.x database. Too many things can go wrong. If your app is meant to run with a Firebird client, Firebird server and Firebird database then make it so in the programming of your application and the installation of your whole package.
-- Use a version of IBO that supports Firebird 2.x databases and use the appropriate properties to ensure that your app loads fbclient.dll *by its own name*.
-- Locate fbclient.dll in the application path, not in the system32 folder
On the server installation side, configure Firebird to use a port other than the default 3050, since InterBase commandeers that port unconditionally. Use a high port number such as 13050, rather than 3051 as recommended by some. Four-digit port numbers are almost certain to have already been earmarked by some other software so it's wise to avoid making a rod for your own back. (Same advice applies if you want to configure a non-random port number for events using RemoteAuxPort).
Don't try to test or guess a way to determine the presence of an existing Fb or IB server. Just assume it's there and program and configure defensively.
./heLen