Tracy, John wrote: > Once I got it all working, the first thing I did was send example > connect strings (for each DB type) and such to all of our web > programmers (for which they were immensely grateful). I think it might > be helpful to include these example connect strings in any > documentation. What does the group think? > > +1 for capturing the connect strings to the database we bundle within the README or Release Notes. However, I very much doubt , because of licensing restrictions, that we will be able to actually bundle the various database client libraries like FreeTDS , ODBC or Oracle client libraries. Let me ask around in other aliases to find out how folks within Solaris engineering tackled these issues before
- Sriram > -John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sriram.Natarajan at Sun.COM [mailto:Sriram.Natarajan at Sun.COM] > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:23 PM > To: Tracy, John > Cc: webstack-discuss at opensolaris.org > Subject: Re: [webstack-discuss] Additional PHP extensions for SXDE > > Hi John > Thanks for your response. It is nice to know that customers are indeed > interested in MSSQL server support. I will start looking into the cost > of integrating this extension . With respect MySQL and LDAP , these > extensions will definitely be added in the upcoming integration. With > respect to Oracle database support - If I am not mistaken, one will need > > to have Oracle client libraries installed on the system to add support > for Oracle database. I will need to find out the licensing requirements. > > Now, if integrate support for unixODBC or iODBC - then one should be > able to use the ODBC driver manager and talk to these databases. I am > not sure on the performance and stability aspect of these ODBC driver > manager - I will definitely investigate on this as well. > > Our current integration already has support for GD libraries in > 2007/168 ARC case. > > thanks > sriram > > Tracy, John wrote: > >> Hello Sriram- >> >> We are using Ldap, Mysql, and MSSQL (through FreeTDS). It would be >> > nice, > >> although I believe impossible, if Oracle extensions were added (don't >> know about licensing and all that...). We seem to like our many >> different DB platforms around here... >> >> Are the GD libraries included in the existing ARC case? >> >> Thanks for asking- >> John >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: webstack-discuss-bounces at opensolaris.org >> [mailto:webstack-discuss-bounces at opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Sriram >> Natarajan >> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:58 AM >> To: Webstack Discuss >> Subject: [webstack-discuss] Additional PHP extensions for SXDE >> >> HI >> As we all know, PHP 5.2.4 has been integrated within SXDE build 73 >> onwards. This integration is based on previously approved ARC case : >> PSARC/2007/552 >> and PSARC/2007/168. Some very useful PHP extensions like CGI / >> FastCGI, LDAP, Kerberos, MySQL, Pear etc are not included within our >> current integration. So, I am hoping that we can file additional ARC >> case to track these new extensions. So, here are the additional >> extensions that I am considering to add support for. Please take a >> > look > >> at the below list and let us know your thoughts. >> >> - inifile -> Ability to read PHP INI file programmatically >> >> - cgi / fastcgi -> Support PHP to run in CGI or FastCI environment. >> For example, this could allow Apache Worker MPM to execute PHP in >> FastCGI environment. >> >> - dbase -> Adds support for leveraging the bundled DBase library >> >> - flatfile -> Adds support for different file based databases >> >> - ndb / cdb -> Abstraction layer for leveraging the bundled database >> libraries. >> >> - SQLite -> Adds support for SQLite database. SQLite is a small C >> library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, >> > zero-configuration > >> SQL database engine. >> >> - mysql - MySQL support . This can be added as soon as MySQL support >> gets integrated within SXDE >> >> - xdebug -> Adds debugging support through IDE like Netbeans >> >> - pdo / pdo-sqlite -> Enable PHP data objects support. Also enables >> SQLite database to be accessed as PHP objects. >> >> - pear -> Allows PHP programmers to dynamically download and install >> 3rd party PHP extensions that are available from either pecl.php.net >> > or > >> pear.php.net >> >> - ldap / kerberos -> Authentication support for php programmers. Uses >> > > >> Sun's LDAP and Kerberbos libraries here. >> >> - pspell -> Dictionary support for programmers >> >> - snmp - Add snmp support for PHP programmers >> >> Here are the other popular extensions that we cannot still add support >> > > >> at this time because of missing 3rd party library dependency >> >> - unixODBC - Need unixODBC libraries >> >> - gdbm / qdbm -> Need external native database library that is not >> bundled within PHP. >> >> - ncurses -> Need ncurses library in /usr/sfw >> >> - readline -> Need readline library in /usr/gnu >> >> - imap -> Need IMAP library in /usr/sfw >> >> - gmp -> Needs GNU MP library in /usr/gnu >> >> - mssql[=DIR] Includes support for Microsoft SQL Server. >> Unfortunately, this requires FreeTDS libraries to be installed in >> /usr/sfw >> >> - unixODBC/ iODBC -> support for ODBC Driver Manager. Again, this >> requires appropriate native libraries to be installed within Solars. >> >> If you happen to know any popular extension that is not captured in >> > the > >> above list, please please let us know. This information could be >> > useful > >> in determining what other extensions to include so that PHP developers >> > > >> can comfortably develop and deploy PHP based web applications on >> Solaris. >> >> thanks >> sriram >> _______________________________________________ >> webstack-discuss mailing list >> webstack-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/webstack-discuss >> _______________________________________________ >> webstack-discuss mailing list >> webstack-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/webstack-discuss >> >> > _______________________________________________ > webstack-discuss mailing list > webstack-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/webstack-discuss > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/webstack-discuss/attachments/20071025/a559fb62/attachment.html>
