use
localhist:path_to_your_db/your_db.gdb
example :
on *nix:
localhost:/opt/interbase/db/my_db.gdb
on win*
localhost:c:\ib_db\my_db.gdb
Meir Kriheli
MKsoft computer systems
'There's someone in my head but it's not me" - Pink Floyd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Lynch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP] ibase (firebird) localhost login ?
> Most dbs use "localhost" for that, and the database username/password that
> is configured into the database software/tables...
>
> I know nothing of Interbase, but that's how all the others work...
>
> If "localhost" doesn't work for the host, try "127.0.0.1"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Newsgroups: php.general
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 5:21 PM
> Subject: [PHP] ibase (firebird) localhost login ?
>
>
> > hi,
> > I know it's slightly off topic but i hope you;ll forgive me.
> > i'm testing interbase because someone on this list mentioned it would be
> a
> > good offline database.
> >
> > Interbase ('firebird') wants to connect to the local server (i'm running
> > WAMP - Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP), and interbase needs a username.
> >
> > But its all local, not connected. So what should i tell interbase??
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > PS i AM currently downloading the manual but that will take another hour
> (10
> > MB, bad line, was interrupted several times )
> >
> >
> >
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