Re: php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS support>?

Help. I just spent the last hour looking for the the PHP extension library to see what the the PHP extension defined in library is to put in dl (string library); to load an extension at run time. has someone seen the library door? I Keep missing it? Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Loff" <matt@willetts.com> To: "'Ken Sommers'" <sommersken@hotmail.com>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'" <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 6:37 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS support>? > > > I'm not sure if dl() can be restricted in php.ini-- Someone else will > have to comment on that... > > I believe you'll have to dl() on every page you create... You could > always do the following for portability to other PHP hosts, just in case > they have the module already compiled in: > > if(!extension_loaded("mysql")) dl("mysql.so"); > > That's assuming that the mysql ext. is named "mysql.so" in a compiled > state, of course. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:sommersken@hotmail.com] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 9:26 PM > To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS > support>? > > > Thanks for the HOT tip..on the dl() function. > > should the dl() function work an ANY PHP4 host? > or do restrictons apply? > > > would I put the dl() at the top of EVERY script page In which I Need > the functionality..? or just load it once per "session" and check and > see if it';s already loaded before I Load it,each time because it might > already be loaded,, like I Used to do when I used to get loaded? the > documentation is kinda skimpy. here's what it says: > --- > dl > (PHP 3, PHP 4 >= 4.0b1) > > dl -- load a PHP extension at runtime > Description > > int dl (string library) > > > Loads the PHP extension defined in library. See also the extension_dir > configuration directive. > --- > > thanks, > > Ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthew Loff" <matt@willetts.com> > To: "'Ken Sommers'" <sommersken@hotmail.com>; "'PHP DB > Mailing List'" > <php-db@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 6:01 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS > support>? > > > > > > Even if a PHP host doesn't have all the DBMS extensions you need, you > > could compile them and load them yourself with dl() > > > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.dl.php > > > > I thought you might want to keep that in mind, in case one particular > > host has a great price but not all the features you need... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:sommersken@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:53 PM > > To: PHP DB Mailing List > > Subject: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS > > support>? > > > > > > Any one use or know of a php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting company with > > PHP database support compiled with all the major DBMS's such as: > > > > mSQL > > MySQL > > PostgreSQL > > Sybase > > Oracle > > Informix > > MS-SQL > > Other ODBC Database > > > > I will need to use some or all of these DBMS PHP functions for remote > > access. > > > > thanks,, > > Ken > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >