Re: [RFC][VOTE] Removal of dead or not yet PHP7 ported SAPIs and extensions

On 03/02/15 09:14, Pierre Joye wrote: >> I wonder if ANY mssql users have noticed that they may be left out of >> PHP7 ... I suspect that may actually have a bigger user base than the >> paid for 'Interbase' yet it's got no support here. > > For mssql, most of them (while we see more and more requests from linux > lately) are on windows. And mssql support has been removed with the > release of 5.3.0. Since 2 years they use sqlsrv from pecl. I spotted the reference to using ODBC as an alternative as well which does get used for Firebird in some areas. The point perhaps is that like mysql, the information as to what IS the preferred method of working these days is not being linked to the discussion? There is useful material on a number of these 'removals' but it's all mixed up in the one thread :( Separate 'crib sheets' to support each eventual change? -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk