By using the --enable-dba=shared configuration option you can build a dynamic loadable module to enable PHP for basic support of dbm-style databases. You also have to add support for at least one of the following handlers by specifying the --with-XXXX or --enable-XXXX configure switch to your PHP configure line.
After configuring and compiling PHP you must execute the following test
from commandline: php run-tests.php ext/dba
. This shows
whether your combination of handlers works. Most problematic are
dbm
and ndbm
which conflict with
many installations. The reason for this is that on several systems these
libraries are part of more than one other library. The configuration test
only prevents you from configuring malfunctioning single handlers but not
combinations.
Handler | Configure Switch |
---|---|
dbm |
To enable support for dbm add --with-dbm[=DIR].
|
ndbm |
To enable support for ndbm add --with-ndbm[=DIR].
|
gdbm |
To enable support for gdbm add --with-gdbm[=DIR]. |
db2 |
To enable support for Oracle Berkeley DB 2 add --with-db2[=DIR].
|
db3 |
To enable support for Oracle Berkeley DB 3 add --with-db3[=DIR].
|
db4 |
To enable support for Oracle Berkeley DB 4 or 5 add --with-db4[=DIR].
|
cdb |
To enable support for cdb add --with-cdb[=DIR].
|
flatfile |
To enable support for flatfile add --enable-flatfile. Before PHP 5.2.1 the --with-flatfile had to be used instead.
|
inifile |
To enable support for
|
qdbm |
To enable support for qdbm add --with-qdbm[=DIR].
|
tcadb |
To enable support for Tokyo Cabinet add --with-tcadb[=DIR].
|
lmdb |
To enable support for the Lightning Memory-Mapped Database add --with-lmdb[=DIR].
|