The ODBC extension allows using ODBC database drivers from PHP, using the same functions in PHP for any driver.
The following drivers and driver managers have direct support:
» IBM DB2,
» iODBC, and
» unixODBC. A user-defined
driver, such as Sybase SQL Anywhere, can also be linked directly
via --with-custom-odbc.
Versions of PHP before 8.5 supported using these databases directly: » Adabas D, DBMaker, Empress, and » Solid.
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It is strongly recommended to use a driver manager like iODBC or unixODBC with PHP. While a driver can be used directly with the ODBC extension through building against it directly, a driver manager provides better flexibility and compatibility. On Windows, the system driver manager is always used.