==Installation ibm_db2 in PHP5, using Data Server Driver Package and pecl on Debian / Ubuntu==
==Advantages==
#You do not need DB2 (database) installed
#The ibm_db2 driver is downloaded and automatically compiled by pecl
==Steps==
#1- Install packages
apt-get install php-pear ksh zip
#2- Make directory
mkdir /opt/ibm
#3- Download Data Server Driver Package (dsdriver), as the architecture
(https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=4020&uid=swg27016878&wv=1)
#4- Decompress dsdriver at /opt/ibm/
tar -xvf v10.5fp1_linuxx64_dsdriver.tar.gz (linux64)
or
tar -xvf v10.5fp1_linuxia32_dsdriver.tar.gz (linux32)
#5- Change permission instalation script - /opt/ibm/dsddriver
chmod 755 installDSDriver
#6- Run the installation script
ksh installDSDriver
#7- Download and install the driver using the pecl
pecl install ibm_db2
downloading ibm_db2-1.9.5.tgz ...
Starting to download ibm_db2-1.9.5.tgz (157,720 bytes)
................done: 157,720 bytes
5 source files, building
running: phpize
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version: 20090626
Zend Module Api No: 20090626
Zend Extension Api No: 220090626
#8- Configure the installation directory
DB2 Installation Directory? : /opt/ibm/dsdriver
Build process completed successfully
Installing '/usr/lib/php5/20090626/ibm_db2.so'
install ok: channel://pecl.php.net/ibm_db2-1.9.5
configuration option "php_ini" is not set to php.ini location
You should add "extension=ibm_db2.so" to php.ini
#9- Change php.ini
vim /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Dynamic Extensions ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
extension = ibm_db2.so
extension = /usr/lib/php5/20090626/ibm_db2.so
#10- Reboot the Apache
service apache2 restart