Re: PHP vs. 2 database softwares
| From: | John Lim | Date: | Mon, 01 Oct 2001 16:59:59 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP vs. 2 database softwares | ||
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I have connected simultaneously to interbase, mysql, postgresql, oracle,
mssql, microsoft access, foxpro in one script.
You just configure PHP to be compiled with multiple database options.
Simple.
- John
"Scott Fletcher" <scott@abcoa.com> wrote in message
news:20011001161038.22779.qmail@pb1.pair.com...
> Hi!
>
> I found that PHP can be compiled and work with only one database
> software. You won't be able to have PHP to work with 2 seperate database
> softwares. (You can compile it but it will work only with one databse
> software, not both, no matter what). I checked the php "./configure" file
> and found that it is not design to include 2 seperate databases when you
> want it to.
>
> Man, it would be very nice to have PHP to work with multiple database
> softwares. The only way you can have PHP to work with more than 1
database
> softwares, then you would need to compile PHP & Apache to work with one
> database. Then re-configure and re-compile PHP & Apache to a seperate
> directory. That way, you will have 2 apaches and run them together.
There
> is no other way!
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
>