Re: newbie : For windows-target of PDO-driverr, CrossCompile or native-compile?

2009/8/28 Sanjeev Kumar <replyskumar@gmail.com>: > Hello, > I need to write PHP-PDO database-driver for a new database. > > The clarification I need: > 1) Should I take the PHP-source on Windows-vista platform and build natively > the DLL for win. >   Will the VisualStudio compile with all PHP-main src & the extension > driver to generate the  target windows DLL (PDO extension). > > or > > 2) should I take PHP-src on Linux platform and use GNU Cross-compiler to > generate DLL. Then transfer the DLL to the target windows PHP env. > You can quite successfully build PHP for windows using MS VC++ 9 - Even the Express Edition. -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling