Scott, That is what ODBC is for. Compile --with-iodbc as per the howto at www.iodbc.org and you can use ODBC drivers for multiple database platforms at the same time.
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Best regards, Andrew Hill Director of Technology Evangelism OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com Universal Data Access & Data Integration Technology Providers > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-DB] PHP vs. 2 database softwares > > > Hi! > > I found that PHP can be compiled and work with only one database > software. You won't be able to have PHP to work with 2 seperate database > softwares. (You can compile it but it will work only with one databse > software, not both, no matter what). I checked the php "./configure" file > and found that it is not design to include 2 seperate databases when you > want it to. > > Man, it would be very nice to have PHP to work with multiple database > softwares. The only way you can have PHP to work with more than > 1 database > softwares, then you would need to compile PHP & Apache to work with one > database. Then re-configure and re-compile PHP & Apache to a seperate > directory. That way, you will have 2 apaches and run them > together. There > is no other way! > > Thanks, > Scott > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
