Re: [phplib] PHPLIB on Linux with MS SQL From: Bill MacAllister (Bill.MacAllister <email protected>)
Date: 10/13/00

--On Monday, October 09, 2000 1:47 PM -0700 Andrew Crawford <Andrew <email protected>> wrote:

> I have a client who is using phplib for database abstraction. Currently, they are using MySQL, running on the webserver. They want to switch to using their existing Microsoft SQL Server 7 cluster for the database. I have been able to turn up three possibilities for making it connect:
>
> 1. Use the alpha opensource tdserver.
>
> 2. Use the Sybase client.
>
> 3. Use ODBC.
>
> Alpha products are not ideal for production systems. Sybase isn't the first choice
> since it isn't opensource. ODBC decreases performance and is usually cantankerous,
> in my experience.

I have been using the Easysoft ODBC-ODBC Bridge and UNIXodbc for about 6 months
now and it has worked flawlessly.

Bill

> Are there any other (better) ways to do this that I am missing?
>
> This may be more of a php question than a phplib question. My apologies if I'm too far off-topic.
>
> Andrew Crawford
> Andrew <email protected>
>
>
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