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--- database:odbtp [2015/12/27 23:38] – mnewnham
+++ v5:database:odbtp [2020/01/13 13:17] (current) – Add tags dregad
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 ~~NOTOC~~
 ===== odbtp =====
+<WRAP center round alert 60%>
+This driver is officially dead, unsupported and will be removed in the next release
+</WRAP>
 <WRAP right box round 300px>
 == Specification ==
 ^Driver Name|odbtp|
 ^Data Provider|odbtp|
-^Status|Inactive((This driver is obsolete is not actively supported or enhanced by ADOdb project members, but you can provide fixes and enhancements if you have the expertise))|
+^Status|Obsolete((The driver is no longer maintained and will be removed in ADOdb V6))|
 ^Windows|Yes|
 ^Unix|No|
 ^ADOdb V5|Yes|
-^ADOdb V6|Yes|
+^ADOdb V6|No|
 </WRAP>
 ===== Description =====
-This driver is based on the 3rd party windows only [[http://odbtp.sourceforge.net/|ODBTP]] extension for PHP. The current status and reliablility of this driver is unknown. PHP drivers for PHP versions 5.6 thru 7 are available [[https://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=6359|Here]]
+This driver is based on the 3rd party windows only [[http://odbtp.sourceforge.net/|ODBTP]] extension for PHP. The current status and reliablility of this driver is unknown. Windows client DLL for PHP versions 5.6 thru 7 are available [[https://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=6359|Here]]
+The server portion of the ODBTP connection does not run on any modern Windows Versions (Windows XP/ Server 2000 is the last supported OS). Because of this, the driver will be removed in ADOdb Version 6.
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 ==== Example Connection Strings ====
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 <WRAP right box round 300px>
 == Specification ==
-^Driver Name|odbtp|
+^ Driver Name    | odbtp_unicode                                                                                                                                                                     |
-^Data Provider|odbtp|
+^ Data Provider  | odbtp                                                                                                                                                                     |
-^Status|Inactive((This driver is obsolete is not actively supported or enhanced by ADOdb project members, but you can provide fixes and enhancements if you have the expertise))|
+^ Status         | Obsolete((The driver is no longer maintained and will be removed in ADOdb V6 ))  |
-^Windows|Yes|
+^ Windows        | Yes                                                                                                                                                                       |
-^Unix|No|
+^ Unix           | No                                                                                                                                                                        |
-^ADOdb V5|Yes|
+^ ADOdb V5       | Yes                                                                                                                                                                       |
-^ADOdb V6|Yes|
+^ ADOdb V6       | No                                                                                                                                                                        |
 </WRAP>
 This driver appears to add unicode support to the odbtp driver
+{{tag>odbtp obsolete}}