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Firebird & Interbase
The status of the drivers below, with their competing access to what is effectively the same database is currently unknown.
Interbase
Specification
| Driver Name | ibase |
|---|---|
| Data Provider | ibase |
| Status | Inactive1) |
| Windows | Yes |
| Unix | Yes |
| ADOdb V5 | Yes |
| ADOdb V6 | Yes |
This driver provides access to the interbase driver. Its compatibilty with current versions of the database is not known.
Firebird
Specification
| Driver Name | firebird |
|---|---|
| Data Provider | ibase |
| Status | Active2) |
| Windows | Yes |
| Unix | Yes |
| ADOdb V5 | Yes |
| ADOdb V6 | Yes |
This driver extends the interbase driver. It is currently under redevelopment by an ADOdb community contributor. For more information on this, see the Issue Tracker on Github
PDO Driver
In order to avoid the problems explained above, Use of the PDO driver for Firebird is recommended. The PDO driver supports
- Firebird 3
- Dialog version 3
- PHP 7
Borland Interbase
Specification
| Driver Name | borland_ibase |
|---|---|
| Data Provider | ibase |
| Status | Inactive3) |
| Windows | Yes |
| Unix | Yes |
| ADOdb V5 | Yes |
| ADOdb V6 | Yes |
This driver extends the interbase driver and provides access to the Borland (now Embarcadero) version of interbase driver. Its compatibilty with current versions of the database is not known.