Firebird/Interbase Functions (PDO_FIREBIRD)
Firebird/Interbase (PDO)
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PDO_FIREBIRD is a driver that implements the PHP Data Objects (PDO)
interface to enable access from PHP to Firebird and Interbase databases.
PDO_FIREBIRD DSN
Connecting to Firebird and Interbase databases
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The PDO_FIREBIRD Data Source Name (DSN) is composed of the following elements:
DSN prefix
The DSN prefix is firebird:.
DataSource
The hostname on which the database server resides.
Port
The port number for the server on which the database is running.
Database
The name of the database.
User
The name of the user that will connect to the database.
Password
The password for the user.
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PDO_FIREBIRD DSN examples
The following example shows a PDO_FIREBIRD DSN for connecting to
Firebird and Interbase databases: