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<reference xml:id="ref.pdo-ibm" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <title>IBM Functions (PDO_IBM)</title>
  <titleabbrev>IBM (PDO)</titleabbrev>
  <partintro>

   <section xml:id="pdo-ibm.intro">
    &reftitle.intro;
    <para>
     PDO_IBM is a driver that implements the <link linkend="intro.pdo">PHP Data
     Objects (PDO)</link> interface to enable access from PHP to IBM databases.
    </para>
   </section>

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  </partintro>

  <refentry xml:id="ref.pdo-ibm.connection">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>PDO_IBM DSN</refname>
    <refpurpose>Connecting to IBM databases</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>

   <refsect1 role="description">
    &reftitle.description;
    <para>
     The PDO_IBM Data Source Name (DSN) is based on the IBM CLI DSN. The major 
     components of the PDO_IBM DSN are: 
     <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
       <term>DSN prefix</term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
        The DSN prefix is <userinput>ibm:</userinput>.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
       <term>DSN</term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         The DSN can be any of the following:
         <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
           <para>
            a) Data source setup using <filename>db2cli.ini</filename> 
            or <filename>odbc.ini</filename>
           </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
           <para>
            b) Catalogued database name i.e. database alias in the DB2 client 
            catalog
           </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
           <para>
             c) Complete connection string in the following format: 
             <code>DRIVER={IBM DB2 ODBC DRIVER};DATABASE=<parameter>database</parameter>;HOSTNAME=<parameter>hostname</parameter>;PORT=<parameter>port</parameter>;PROTOCOL=TCPIP;UID=<parameter>username</parameter>;PWD=<parameter>password</parameter>;</code> 
             where the parameters represent the following values:
             <variablelist>
              <varlistentry>
               <term><parameter>database</parameter></term>
               <listitem>
                <para>
                 The name of the database.
                </para>
               </listitem>
              </varlistentry>
              <varlistentry>
               <term><parameter>hostname</parameter></term>
               <listitem>
                <para>
                 The hostname or IP address of the database server.
                </para>
               </listitem>
              </varlistentry>
              <varlistentry>
               <term><parameter>port</parameter></term>
               <listitem>
                <para>
                 The TCP/IP port on which the database is listening for
                 requests.
                </para>
               </listitem>
              </varlistentry>
              <varlistentry>
               <term><parameter>username</parameter></term>
               <listitem>
                <para>
                 The username with which you are connecting to the
                 database.
                </para>
               </listitem>
              </varlistentry>
              <varlistentry>
               <term><parameter>password</parameter></term>
               <listitem>
                <para>
                 The password with which you are connecting to the database.
                </para>
               </listitem>
              </varlistentry>
             </variablelist>
            </para>
           </listitem>
          </itemizedlist>
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
    </para>
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1 role="examples">
    &reftitle.examples;
    <para>
     <example>
      <title>PDO_IBM DSN example using <filename>db2cli.ini</filename></title>
      <para>
       The following example shows a PDO_IBM DSN for connecting to an DB2 
       database cataloged as DB2_9 in <filename>db2cli.ini</filename>:
       <programlisting><![CDATA[
$db = new PDO("ibm:DSN=DB2_9", "", "");

[DB2_9]
Database=testdb
Protocol=tcpip
Hostname=11.22.33.444
Servicename=56789
]]></programlisting>
      </para>
     </example>
     <example>
      <title>PDO_IBM DSN example using a connection string</title>
      <para>
       The following example shows a PDO_IBM DSN for connecting to an DB2 
       database named <userinput>testdb</userinput> using the DB2 CLI 
       connection string syntax. 
       <programlisting><![CDATA[
$db = new PDO("ibm:DRIVER={IBM DB2 ODBC DRIVER};DATABASE=testdb;" .
  "HOSTNAME=11.22.33.444;PORT=56789;PROTOCOL=TCPIP;", "testuser", "tespass");
]]>
       </programlisting>
      </para>
     </example>
    
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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