You may want to check https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/pull/518 regarding
DB2 support on IBMi

Marco Pivetta

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On 9 May 2014 21:58, Mr E <[email protected]> wrote:

> Doctrine's IBM_DB2 driver does not work with DB2 on an i Series server.
> Apparently, it was developed using the free version of DB2 (Express-C), and
> they don't seem to be the same.
>
> For example, this is an issue you encounter as soon as you connect to DB2.
> Doctrine's ibm_db2 driver looks for tables created by the user in
> SYSIBM.SYSTABLES (getListTablesSQL() in DB2Platform). In our i Series
> server, SYSTABLES does not reside in SYSIBM. SYSTABLE resides in SCHEMAS.
>
> If you want to save yourself a world of pain, try not to use doctrine with
> DB2. It may only work with the free version of DB2. In that case, why would
> you use Express-C instead of MySql or Postgresql?
>
> Use doctrine with something else and build an integration level in between.
>
>
> On Thursday, October 17, 2013 6:39:16 AM UTC-4, Wei Zhang wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking for ORM to work with IBM DB2 database. Doctrine 2 is my
>> preference to propose to my company. However I cant really find clear
>> confirmation that Doctrine 2 supports IBM DB2.
>>
>> There are confusing information on the internet. Doctrine 2 documentation
>> says IBM Db2 is not supported. On the other hand I found JIRA ticket from
>> Doctrine saying IBM DB2 support has been added since 2010. With further
>> research, I found issues from other users about the DB2 driver and there is
>> no answer after it. This really worries me.
>>
>> Here I just would like to get confirmation that Doctrine2 supports IBM
>> DB2 and which drivers are the most reliable one. I have seen topic here
>> about ODBC driver with some issue and resolved well. Does that mean ODBC is
>> preferred officially? And what is the verdict regarding the IBM DB2 driver?
>>
>> Thanks in advanced.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Wei
>>
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