To enable Firebird/InterBase support configure PHP --with-interbase[=DIR] , where DIR is the Firebird/InterBase base install directory, which defaults to /usr.
Note: Note to Win32/Win64 Users
为了使此扩展生效， DLL 文件必须能在 Windows 系统的 PATH 指示的路径下找到。如何操作的信息，请参见题为“如何在 Windows 中将 PHP 目录加到 PATH 中”的FAQ。虽然将 DLL 文件从 PHP 文件夹复制到 Windows 系统目录也行，但不建议这样做。 此扩展需要下列文件在 PATH 路径中： fbclient.dll,gds32.dll
If you installed the Firebird/InterBase database server on the same machine PHP is running on, you will have this DLL already and fbclient.dll,gds32.dll (gds32.dll is generated from the installer for legacy applications) will already be in the PATH.
37xzxz at gmail dot com (2013-03-12 09:08:45)
If you can't find interbase \ firebird extension in phpinfo() output check which firebird installation package you use.
For example, for me php-5.4.12-Win32-VC9-x86 doen't work with Firebird-2.5.2.26539_0_x64.exe, but works fine with Firebird-2.5.2.26539_0_Win32.exe.
hiddenmailbox at yandex dot ru (2011-12-15 04:06:34)
I tried to add extension php_interbase.dll on my php (WinXp PHP as Apche2.2 module).
I had a problem while starting web server:
"unable to load dynamic lybrary php_interbase.dll"
Solution was to add file fbclient.dll into php folder. (Not gds32.dll)
teson (2009-10-26 05:50:33)
Add interbase.so to MAMP / OSX
get xcode and macports.
install m4 through macports
download php-source corresponding to mamp-version
create symblinks needed
from http://www.ibexpert.net/forum/viewtopic.phpf=13&t=7&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
# in short:
# (backslash = keep on same row)
cd /usr
sudo mkdir -p local/firebird/lib
sudo ln -s /Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Firebird \
local/firebird/lib/libfbclient.dylib
sudo ln -s /Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Headers/ \
local/firebird/include
#create .so
sudo su
cd /path-to-php-source/ext/interbase
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/bin/phpize
./configure --with-interbase=/usr/local/firebird
make
#install so to mamp-ext.dir
cp modules/interbase.so \
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/lib/ \
php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20050922
#add to /Applications/MAMP/conf/php5/php.ini
[firebird]
extension = interbase.so
ibase.allow_persistent = "1"
ibase.max_persistent = "-1"
ibase.max_links = "-1"
ibase.default_db = null
ibase.default_user = NULL
ibase.default_password = NULL
ibase.default_charset = NULL
ibase.timestampformat = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
ibase.dateformat = "%Y-%m-%d"
ibase.timeformat = "%H:%M:%S"
#restart mamp - interbase should show in phpinfo
#enjoy!
rockeur941 at hotmail dot com (2009-02-15 02:05:11)
On version 2.0 or higher of Firebird, the library is now fbclient.dll. But, fbclient.dll can be rename on gds32.dll, on Windows System for compatibility. The library gds32.dll is for older version of firebird.
Pour les version récentes (2 et plus) de Firebird, la librairie est maintenant fbclient.dll. La librairie gds32.dll était pour les anciennes versions. Il est possible de renommer fbclient.dll en gds32.dll pour les différentes compatibilités pour les application déjà existantes.