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I'm running VPS with VestaCP (CentOS) and I had previously installed InterBase for PHP 7.0.30, but after an yum-update and v-update-sys-vesta-all interbase was no longer running.

Here is what I've got so far:

  • Okay soo with new update the new PHP 7.1.17 version was installed. Allright, but the interbase module is not running with it.
  • And first thing I did was yum --enablerepo=remi install php71-php-interbase to install interbase for this new PHP version.
  • Tried to restart but still getting missing InterBase error if I try to use ibase_connect() function - therefor InterBase is still not properly installed.

I tried to follow PHP InterBase documentation on this, but I realized I have to compile it and add extra parameter on run, but the problem is that VestaCP uses different directories and libraries so I don't want to mess up my VPS.

Has anybody dealt with this? Any "howto's" to follow?

richardev
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  • Did you install the Firebird client library, and is the extension enabled in php.ini? – Mark Rotteveel May 04 '18 at 09:38
  • @MarkRotteveel yes I did. PHP.ini has `ibase.allow_persistent = 1` and other parameters. I runned `php -m` and **interbase** module is still not listed there. – richardev May 04 '18 at 09:50
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    I don't use PHP, so I'm not familiar with all the details, but as far as I know, it needs to contain something like `extension=php_interbase.so` (or whatever the extension is called) in the php.ini (and that extension in the right location) for it to work. – Mark Rotteveel May 04 '18 at 10:48
  • @MarkRotteveel yeah, lol. That's exactly what I am doing right now. I am embarrassed to admit that I forgot to check extension includes in php.ini file. Let's see if it will work. Thanks. – richardev May 04 '18 at 10:55
  • Great, if it works, consider posting an answer with the details. It may help future visitors. – Mark Rotteveel May 04 '18 at 10:56

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This answer is what @Mark Rotteveel already pointed out in the comments, but only with additional steps.

I had to compile PHP 7.1.17 from source with --with-interbase[=DIR] in configuration and then include it in php.ini

[UPDATE]

I found even faster way to do this automatically (if only I had known this earlier I would have saved few hours of research).

Answer

Just run yum -y install php php-interbase and you will be all set.

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