You're correct that .so files are like Windows' .dll files... However,
if the library were already available on the PHP host, it most likely
would already be included in the PHP binary...
Perhaps (as you suggested) you need to find binary distributions of each
individual library (e.g. mysql.so) that you need... I'd check for .rpm
files...
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 12:43 AM
To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS
support>?
I think and hope it works like this
the .so(unix) or .dll(win32) file is already a binary compiled
executable (I know for a fact that the Win 32 dll's ARE) I looked at one
with my file viewer quick view plus> I have php4/mysql/apache on my
local host computer (Win95) I am typing into now. so the extension files
are already compiled.(Win 32 definalty ARE.executable,,assuming Unix .so
files are the same) they just have to be LINKED to the PHP binary by a
;linker like DL() so then PHP will ACT like it has been compiled with
the extension.. Hence dynamically linking it.
on win32 they are located (by default) in the C:/php/extensions dir
under Unix they must be somewhere.
phpinfo() has an entry for the php extensions dir
my remote server shows:
extension_dir ./
under the heading "Configuration PHP Core" in phpinfo()
and the FAQ I showed you sort of substantiates that hypothesis..
Here it is again:
I found this FAQ: http://www.alt-php-faq.org/#id7
When I try to connect to mysql from php I get this error: "Call to
unsupported or undefined function mysql_connect();"
Updated: 2001-06-01
Either you miss mysql support in the php module or you need to load
mysql dynamicly in your scripts by inserting:
dl("mysql.so"); (on unix)
dl("mysql.dll"); (on windows);
in the top of all the scripts that use mysql.
--- end of FAQ
notice the FAQ master tells the troubled soul to just dl() it ?
no disturbing talk of compiling the "mysql.so" file first...
Has anyone used the dl() function b4???
tell us how it works..
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing
List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 9:18 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS
support>?
>
> dl("mysql.so"); won't compile it... You need to provide the
> "mysql.so" file for it to link to, but I don't know where to obtain
> it... :(
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 12:12 AM
> To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS
> support>?
>
>
> I'm hoping the dl("mysql.so"); compiles it for you.
> I found this FAQ: http://www.alt-php-faq.org/#id7
>
> When I try to connect to mysql from php I get this error: "Call to
> unsupported or undefined function mysql_connect();"
> Updated: 2001-06-01
> Either you miss mysql support in the php module or you need to load
> mysql dynamicly in your scripts by inserting:
>
> dl("mysql.so"); (on unix)
> dl("mysql.dll"); (on windows);
>
> in the top of all the scripts that use mysql.
> --- end of FAQ
>
> I hope it is that simple..
>
> Ken
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing
> List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:53 PM
> Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS
> support>?
>
>
> >
> > That's all there is to it, I'm just not sure how to compile the
> > mysql.so file! I looked through the PHP source tree, but the
> > makefiles don't seem to be able to build the shared libs.
> >
> > Maybe it, along with others, can be downloaded from somewhere.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:45 PM
> > To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List'
> > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS
> > support>?
> >
> >
> > thanks Mat,
> > I found this FAQ:
> >
> > When I try to connect to mysql from php I get this error: "Call to
> > unsupported or undefined function mysql_connect();"
> > Updated: 2001-06-01
> > Either you miss mysql support in the php module or you need to load
> > mysql dynamicly in your scripts by inserting:
> >
> > dl("mysql.so"); (on unix)
> > dl("mysql.dll"); (on windows);
> >
> > in the top of all the scripts that use mysql.
> > --- end of FAQ
> >
> > I am hoping it is that simple.
> > the dl() does it all..
> > please say it does..:)
> >
> > ken
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing
> > List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:13 PM
> > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS
> > support>?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > The ext/ directory under the PHP source tree contains the source
> > > to the extensions...
> > >
> > > You're right about the dl() syntax, except the parameter would
> > > need to
> >
> > > be in quotes, and dl() requires the full filename of the
> > > extension.
> > >
> > > For xml, it would be:
> > >
> > > dl("xml.so");
> > >
> > > But compiling those shared modules is another story-- I'm not
> > > quite sure how to. Can anyone else help?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 10:18 PM
> > > To: Ken Sommers; Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List'
> > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS
> > > support>?
> > >
> > >
> > > is this what some of them look like
> > > is this the name that would go into the dl() function??
> > >
> > > print_r (get_loaded_extensions());
> > > will print a list like:
> > > Array
> > > (
> > > [0] => xml
> > > [1] => wddx
> > > [2] => standard
> > > [3] => session
> > > [4] => posix
> > > [5] => pgsql
> > > [6] => pcre
> > > [7] => gd
> > > [8] => ftp
> > > [9] => db
> > > [10] => Calendar
> > > [11] => bcmath
> > > )
> > >
> > > so would
> > >
> > > dl(posix);
> > > dl(pgsql);
> > >
> > > work?
> > >
> > > Ken
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ken Sommers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'"
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 7:11 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major DBMS
> > > support>?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Help.
> > > > I just spent the last hour looking for the
> > > > the PHP extension library to see what the
> > > > the PHP extension defined in library is to put in
> > > > dl (string library);
> > > > to load an extension at run time.
> > > > has someone seen the library door?
> > > > I Keep missing it?
> > > >
> > > > Ken
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing
> > > > List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 6:37 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major
> > > > DBMS
> > > support>?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not sure if dl() can be restricted in php.ini-- Someone
> > > > > else
>
> > > > > will have to comment on that...
> > > > >
> > > > > I believe you'll have to dl() on every page you create... You
> > > > > could always do the following for portability to other PHP
> > > > > hosts, just in case they have the module already compiled in:
> > > > >
> > > > > if(!extension_loaded("mysql")) dl("mysql.so");
> > > > >
> > > > > That's assuming that the mysql ext. is named "mysql.so" in a
> > > > > compiled state, of course.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 9:26 PM
> > > > > To: Matthew Loff; 'PHP DB Mailing List'
> > > > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major
> > > > > DBMS
> > > > > support>?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the HOT tip..on the dl() function.
> > > > >
> > > > > should the dl() function work an ANY PHP4 host?
> > > > > or do restrictons apply?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > would I put the dl() at the top of EVERY script page In
> > > > > which
>
> > > > > I
> >
> > > > > Need the functionality..? or just load it once per "session"
> > > > > and
>
> > > > > check and see if it';s already loaded before I Load it,each
> > > > > time
>
> > > > > because it might already be loaded,, like I Used to do when I
> > > > > used
> >
> > > > > to get loaded? the documentation is kinda skimpy. here's what
> > > > > it
> > > > > says:
> > > > > ---
> > > > > dl
> > > > > (PHP 3, PHP 4 >= 4.0b1)
> > > > >
> > > > > dl -- load a PHP extension at runtime
> > > > > Description
> > > > >
> > > > > int dl (string library)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Loads the PHP extension defined in library. See also the
> > > > > extension_dir configuration directive.
> > > > > ---
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Ken
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Matthew Loff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: "'Ken Sommers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'PHP DB Mailing
> > > > > List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 6:01 PM
> > > > > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major
> > > > > DBMS
> > > > > support>?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Even if a PHP host doesn't have all the DBMS extensions you
> > > > > > need, you could compile them and load them yourself with
> > > > > > dl()
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.dl.php
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I thought you might want to keep that in mind, in case one
> > > > > > particular host has a great price but not all the features
> > > > > > you
>
> > > > > > need...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:53 PM
> > > > > > To: PHP DB Mailing List
> > > > > > Subject: [PHP-DB] php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting with major
> > > > > > DBMS
> > > > > > support>?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any one use or know of a php/mysql/unix-Linux hosting
> > > > > > company with
> > >
> > > > > > PHP database support compiled with all the major DBMS's such
> > > > > > as:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > mSQL
> > > > > > MySQL
> > > > > > PostgreSQL
> > > > > > Sybase
> > > > > > Oracle
> > > > > > Informix
> > > > > > MS-SQL
> > > > > > Other ODBC Database
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I will need to use some or all of these DBMS PHP functions
> > > > > > for
>
> > > > > > remote access.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks,,
> > > > > > Ken
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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