RE: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS support>?

The ext/ directory under the PHP source tree contains the source to the extensions... You're right about the dl() syntax, except the parameter would need to be in quotes, and dl() requires the full filename of the extension. For xml, it would be: dl("xml.so"); But compiling those shared modules is another story-- I'm not quite sure how to. Can anyone else help? -----Original Message----- From: Ken Sommers [mailto:mrsql.php@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 10:18 PM To: Ken Sommers; Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List' Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS support>? is this what some of them look like is this the name that would go into the dl() function?? print_r (get_loaded_extensions()); will print a list like: Array ( [0] => xml [1] => wddx [2] => standard [3] => session [4] => posix [5] => pgsql [6] => pcre [7] => gd [8] => ftp [9] => db [10] => Calendar [11] => bcmath ) so would dl(posix); dl(pgsql); work? Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Sommers" <mrsql.php@worldnet.att.net> To: "Matthew Loff" <matt@willetts.com>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'" <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] 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 > > > > > -- > 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 >