[webstack-discuss] Additional PHP extensions for SXDE

Thu Oct 25 13:43:05 PDT 2007

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
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