RE: [PHP-DB] PHP and Easysoft ODBC

Thanks for clearing that up - I was confused as to where that (minisoft) driver was coming from. The answer is yes, it will. Best regards, Andrew ---------------------------------------------------- Andrew Hill Professional Services Consultant OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com Universal Database Connectivity Technology Providers -----Original Message----- From: Jason Stechschulte [mailto:jpstech@nc.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 4:59 PM To: ahill@openlinksw.com Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] PHP and Easysoft ODBC I talked to the person here that pretty much runs the HP server. He is sort of confused by what you are saying. The way we are accessing the TurboImage database from NT is by using a Minisoft program. Minisoft doesn't make a driver for Linux, so we installed it on NT. Now we are trying to find something that will use the Minisoft DSN on the NT server and let Minisoft talk to the TurboImage database on the HP. AFAIK Minisoft is setup on the NT server and on the HP. Will Openlink be able to piggyback onto the Minisoft program? Jason Stechschulte jpstech@nc.edu -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Hill [mailto:ahill@openlinksw.com] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 4:35 PM To: Jason Stechschulte Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] PHP and Easysoft ODBC Jason, Our Multi-tier software can bridge the gap between linux and hp, since it has components that sit on both machines. The only issue there is that we do not provide direct support for TurboImage, so you would need to piggyback onto a turboimage driver. While it's doubtful that they provide a native driver for HP, if they do, then you can eliminate the NT box by putting our server-side components on HP instead. HTH, Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Jason Stechschulte [mailto:jpstech@nc.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 3:59 PM To: ahill@openlinksw.com Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] PHP and Easysoft ODBC Andrew, Sorry for letting my ignorance show here, but I'm not sure what you mean by having a TurboImage driver on the HP, we could probably eliminate the NT server. The HP server is the server, so wouldn't we still need client software capable of connecting to it? We couldn't find anything that would let us connect to it through ODBC from Linux. That is why we are trying the bridge. I don't know much about the HP at all, but I can talk to someone that knows more than me. If you have an idea on how we can connect to it directly, I'm all ears. If not, I think we will still try the multi-tier thing from openlink. Thanks for you help! Jason Stechschulte jpstech@nc.edu Jason, I'm sorry my advice wasn't helpful for Easysoft, but I'm afraid I don't generally support their products :) If you have a working DSN on an NT box, then you are all set with regards to Openlink. Install Openlink's Multi-tier drivers, with your linux box as the client and the NT box as the server. Also get our sdk and compile apache/php --with-openlink. Follow the HOWTO link I gave you earlier, as there are some tricky parts with enviormnet variables. After this is setup, your configuration would go somthing like this: 1. create DSN on the NT box with native dirver, called 'foo' for this example. 2. create DSN on the linux box, in the odbc.ini file, with ServerType = ODBC, Hostname = nt box, Database = foo You can also create a DSN on the NT box using our driver, with similar parameters, to test that the piggyback works from NT to HP, and then try it from linux --> nt ----> hp. Now, all this is with the understanding that you don't have a Turboimage driver on HP. If you do, you can prob eliminate the NT box all together. Regarding pricing, our Multi-Tier drivers download with a free 2 ip address and 10 concurrent connection license that does not limit functionality and does not expire. One IP address would be used up by the php machine, perhaps another by an administrative utility from time to time, so you are all set there. As long as you stay within the 10 concurrent connections, please use it for free with our compliments. Free support is also available at http://www.openlinksw.com/support/suppindx.htm Hope this helps! Best regards, Andrew -------------------------------------------------- -- Andrew Hill Professional Services Consultant OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com Universal Database Connectivity Technology Providers