Re: can't load informix extension. please help.

Thanks a lot Eric. I am running PHP+Informix perfectly now thanks to you. I downloaded the latest informix client-SDK and it has the dll that PHP was looking for. it runs fast and smooth. I owe you one. bye, CJ p.s. I hope this helps someone else out there too. On Wed, 16 May 2001, EGGrant@aol.com wrote: > > Ya got me on that one. Hmmm... Does anyone know if there is a newer php > .dll for informix out there? > > One thought would be to see if you can find an older client with the dll and > put that in your path (maybe the ..\php\extensions dir) just so that it is > happy. It may be the last piece you need. > > Good luck there. > > Take Care, > > Eric G. Grant > > In a message dated 5/16/2001 3:52:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > cjrivas@dominicans.com writes: > > > > thanks a lot. > > your solution seems to work! I did look inside the DLL and found out about > > the referenced DLLs. > > > > but I still have a problem. > > I looks like I have an old version of the informix dll ...(7 something) and > > it requires 9a. that is, it requires the file isqlt09a.dll from the > > informix client. ( and I have isqlt07b.dll) > > > > I am currently downloading the latest one from informix.com ... I hope is > > not a NEWER version because I will end up with the same problem. > > > > CJ > > > > On Wed, 16 May 2001, EGGrant@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > > What I have found to be the same result with all extensions is an email > > > thread that referred to looking inside the .dll to determine all the > > other > > > .dll's it references and trying to get them. Additionally making sure > > the > > > php base directory and the extensions directory are in the system path of > > the > > > server. I've had the same case with the extensions I tried to load and > > that > > > fixed it. Another option I've seen someone take is push php to a Win2k > > box, > > > but it did not fix it in every case. Bottom line... Determine referenced > > > dll's within the extension you want to load and make sure the paths are > > in > > > the system path. > > > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > > > Take Care, > > > > > > Eric G. Grant > > > > > > In a message dated 5/16/2001 9:53:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > > cjrivas@dominicans.com writes: > > > > > > > > > > I give up! :-( > > > > > > > > I've been trying lots of hours to get the php_ifx.dll to load. > > > > > > > > I don't know what's wrong! I installed and configured Informix CLI and > > > > > > > > ESQL/C 7.2 On my Windows 95 machine. and I have lots of environment > > > > variables set ( informixdir, informixserver, ld_library_path)... > > > > > > > > I still get the error "PHP Warning: Unable to load dynamic library > > > > 'c:\php4\extensions/php_ifx.dll' - One of the library files needed to > > run > > > > this application cannot be found.".... > > > > > > > > please help if you know about informix on Windows + Personal Web Server > > + > > > > Latest PHP.... > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > CJ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > Take Care, > > > > > > Eric G. 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