DB2 Express-C Team Blog

This is a really quick guide. Feel free to ask questions in the comments or on the DB2 Express-C forum.

1. Install DB2 Express-C
   
2. Install Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x
   
3. Install PHP 5.3.x (VC6, thread-safe)
   
4. Get the compiled IBM_DB2 extension (VC6, thread-safe, not nts)
   
5. Copy the unzipped DLL to the extensions directory of your PHP installation. For example:
   
   C:\Program Files\PHP\ext
   
6. Open the php.ini of your PHP installation. For example:
   
   C:\Program Files\PHP\php.ini
   
7. Add these lines at the end:
   
   [IBM_DB2]
   
   extension=php_ibm_db2.dll
   
8. Restart your web server:
   
   
   
9. Create a text file in your Apache htdocs folder. For example, in:
   
   C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs
   
10. Call it test.php and paste the following into it:
    
    <?php
    
    echo phpinfo();
    
    ?>
    
11. Open http://localhost/test.php in your web browser
    
12. If you see the following, your installation is ready for use:
    
    
    

Additional Resources

• DB2 Express-C forum


• PHP Development Tools - PHP Editor


• ibm_db2 API for PHP - Documentation

Cheers,

Leons Petrazickis
DB2 Express-C Community Team