Re: HowTo: IBM DB2 w/PHP

We are running AS400 4.4 and PHP4, not sure what version of Linux we are running. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antonio S. Martins Jr." <shadow@wnet.com.br> To: "Karl J. Stubsjoen" <karlflips@kstub.com> Cc: "PHP Mailing List" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 3:23 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] HowTo: IBM DB2 w/PHP > On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Karl J. Stubsjoen wrote: > > > We have succesfully installed the IBM DB2 RDMS on our Linux box and have > > successfully made a connection to our AS400. All through command line > > though. > > What are the versions of your AS400 and DB2 for Linux? I had tryied to > connect on an AS400 some time ago without success (both from Linux and > AIX)! And from what I read on that time I tought the only way to connect > to an AS400 is from windows! > > > > I am new to PHP, and am wondering: > > How do I instantiate the IBM DB2 in PHP, call commands, run queries, etc...? > > I'm not looking for all the answers, but tips on How to Get Started. > > This isn't difficult (but isn't simple too!), try compile PHP using > --with-ibm-db2, and then use the "odbc" comand set (odbc_connect, etc). > The implentation of DB2 in PHP uses the odbc calls (it isn't odbc, it uses > the native DB2 cli). I use it here on my university to access a DB2 AIX > box from my Linux Web Server. > > Antonio. > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > | Antonio S. Martins Jr. - System Analist | "Only The Shadow Knows | > | WorldNet Internet Maringa - PR - Brasil | what evil lurks in the | > | E-Mail: shadow@wnet.com.br | Heart of Men!" | > | shadow@uem.br | !!! Linux User: 52392 !!! | > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > This e-mail message is 100% Microsoft free! > > /"\ > \ / CAMPANHA DA FITA ASCII - CONTRA MAIL HTML > X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN - AGAINST HTML MAIL > / \ > > > > >