[GRLUG] LAMP [PHP] -> ODBC

[Dave Chiodo]

Have you considered migrating both the application AND the database to
modern platforms, which would eliminate the need for the ODBC jury-rig
completely?

PHP & mysql?PHP/Mysql?

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 3:56 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:

> Trying to rebuild an ancient PHP server installation that uses an ODBC
> connection to a Windoze box, .. the current solution is dbctp (a la 1987),
> which hangs on a regular basis and must be restarted.
>
> Looking at switching to unixODBC (package install, great, current even),
> .. but the DB is actually VisualFoxPro and the ODBC driver will not
> install on the dev srv 2008 box.
>
> VFP seems to have switched to OLE DB some years ago, but that won't
> provide an ODBC connection.
>
> Has anyone dealt with an architecture like this?
>
>         Thanks!
>
>         Lee
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