There are many books on PHP that show how to forever constrain your PHP code so it only works with MySQL (see why that's bad). This site shows how to write PHP apps for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows that work with any version of any database out there (even MySQL), using the time-tested Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC) interface.
Using ODBC, PHP apps on Linux can access QuickBooks on Windows! Enterprise data trapped in DB/2, ORACLE and SQLServer can be referenced by front-end web code, even when the front-end is an Apple XServe! Legacy mainframe CICS or minicomputer Rdb and data warehouses are unlocked as ODBC unites your PHP apps with multiple brands of databases, even different releases of the same brand, all at the same time. With ODBC, data is no longer stuck in Access, FileMaker Pro or hundreds of other proprietary database systems.
Fast Introduction
When using PHP on Linux and Macintosh, or when there are a lot of mobile Windows systems to support, most networks need an ODBC Router running on a back-room Windows box (or virtual machine), so that the database vendors' official ODBC drivers can be run from a single centrally maintained location.
See: Installing ODBC Router on Windows
See: Installing ODBC Router on Windows
History of ODBC
How does ODBC Work?
Configuring PHP ODBC support on Linux
Configuring PHP ODBC support on Windows
Configuring PHP ODBC support on Macintosh
PHP Database Software Development
Sample PHP code for db retrieval via ODBC.
ODBC on the PHP mothership.
more code examples and reference info coming...
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