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Ingres PHP support for HP OpenVMS CSWS 2.0

For those of you who are interested in running PHP on OpenVMS with Ingres, I have published a pre-built binary to
http://esd.ingres.com/product/drivers/PHP/HP_OpenVMS_Alpha/PHP_Driver. Installation instructions are available via http://bit.ly/InstallPHPIngresOpenVMS or in the README.VMS file contained within the download. The supplied PHP_INGRES.EXE has been built against Ingres 9.2.0 (axm.vms/143). If you want this extension for a different version [...]

PHP Ingres 2.2.1 released

The last release of the PHP driver introduced a regression where by the “EXECUTE PROCEDURE” or “CALL” SQL statements would fail to execute (PECL bug 16688). The bug slipped through the net due to missing tests for database procedures. This oversight has now been resolved and the fix has been rolled into a new release, [...]

PHP 5.3.0 released

Just a quick note to say that PHP 5.3.0 has been released. DLLs for PHP 5.3.0 and Ingres are in the process of being built and should be up on http://esd.ingres.com within the next 24 hours.

PHP Ingres 2.1.0 released

Another month … (this is getting to be a habit):
This update is implements several bits of new functionality as can seen from the CHANGELOG

Add ingres.fetch_buffer_size to configure to the number of rows ingres_query() will fetch.
Add ingres_charset() to fetch the installation II_CHARSETxx value
Add ingres.describe ini setting to allow disabling of DESCRIBE INPUT if desired
Add support for [...]

PHP driver 2.0.2 released

Another month, another release.
2.0.2 is minor release fixing a couple of memory leaks and a SEGV. For your enjoyment, here is the complete CHANGELOG:
- Fix corrupt Ingres MONEY to PHP DOUBLE conversions
- Eliminate memory leak when ingres_free_result() is not called
- Fix ingres_field_name() so it returns the correct column name
- Fix SEGV in php_ii_convert_data() when [...]

More Christmas presents…. PHP driver 2.0.1 released

Along with the release of Christmas edition of the Ingres database workbench a new version of the Ingres PHP driver has been posted.
2.0.1 is major/minor release in as much as it is just a bunch of bug fixes but includes some important changes. From the CHANGELOG here are what I believe are the two most [...]

Ingres and PHP VIP session rescheduled

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Getting Started with Ingres and PHP session I was supposed to present next Wednesday, 9th April 2008, has been brought forward one day to April 8th. The session will provide the basics for getting up and running with PHP and Ingres, covering the different platforms supported by both Ingres and [...]

A PHP Ingres update

Its been a long time coming but I have finally released to cvs.php.net a major revision of the PECL Ingres code. So major that I have had to break backwards compatibility to implement the ability to have multiple active result-sets. Since I promised Andy Grimm I would write a piece on the new driver for [...]

IUA presentation – No speaky the COBOL?

This Wednesday I gave a session on the languages that can interface with Ingres. The content of my session was a high level overview with some simple examples thrown in for the non Embedded languages. Going into sufficient detail for all the languages we support in 35 minutes was not possible. There was a lot [...]

UK Ingres User Association Spring Conference

As a follow up to a prior post you can now register to attend the (free as in beer) UK IUA spring conference. I will be presenting a session on the different languages you can interface with Ingres, entitled – No Speaky the COBOL? – Ingres can speak your language. If you do not like [...]