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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