Re: Remote db2_connect in PHP

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought Zend Server Community Edition would do provide the 
connectivity that you need.  I use it in very similar ways to what you 
are describing, (although I am using the framework in an OO environment 
extensively)

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects, LLC


On 6/14/2010 12:36 PM, MattLavinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > Man...I'm having a problem connecting to a remote i using the
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> db2_connect.
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> > My PHP code works fine when I connect to *LOCAL. I'd like to run my PHP
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> code
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> > on the same i as it is now, but have the db2_connect point to a different
> >      
> i.
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> > What do I need to do to access the other i? I've googled and checked out
> >      
> the
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> > Zend manual, but the connection fails regardless of my technique. Anyone
> > have an example? Do I need a server running that would normally run at
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> port
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> > 50000? Do I use the database name in relational database directory?
> >      
> Thanks!
>
> Bad news.  You need to have a licensed feature called "DB2 Connect" to use
> the db2 functions remotely.  You can use the generic ODBC functions to
> connect though.
>
> <rant>
> Frankly, I feel as though IBM needs to plug this hole and include a scaled
> back version of DB2 Connect for those of us that just want to use db2
> functions remotely and don't give a rip about all the other bells and
> whistles that DB2 Connect allows.
> </rant>,
>
> My recommendation would be to write a database abstraction layer (or use
> Zend Framework can do that for you) so you can easily switch back and forth
> between DB2 and ODBC functions depending on whether your are running
> remotely or locally.  That is what I plan to do.
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