Connecting with Firebird on Windows - PHP 7.3

If you are using a manual installation on Windows, you will need to enable the Firebird extensions in the php.ini file. See below for how to do this.

1 - In the **php.ini** file uncomment the line for the Firebird extension php_pdo_firebird by removing the ; from the start of the line. See the example below:

2 - Restart the Apache service using the Task Manager.

2.1 - Open Task Manager and click on the Services tab.

2.2 - Look for the Apache2.4 or ApacheScriptcase9php73 service and right click on this service, then Restart.

1 - Access any project from your Scriptcase.

2 - Click on the New connection icon to create a connection.

3 - Select the Firebird connection.

4 - Enter the parameters for connecting to your Firebird database as follows

1. Connection Name: Set the name of your new connection. By default, Scriptcase adds the prefix conn along with the database name.
2. DBMS Driver: Select the Firebird Driver used to connect. In this example we use the Firebird PDO Driver.
3. Server/Host (Name or IP): Enter the IP or domain of the server where the database is installed.
   Ex: serverdomain.com or 192.168.254.170.
4. Port: Enter the numeric port for your database server.
   Ex: 3050
5. Database Name: Enter the database created for use by the entered user.
6. Username: Enter the user to authenticate the connection to your Firebird database.
7. Password: Enter the password to complete the authentication process.

5 - Click Test Connectionbutton to get a response from Scriptcase request to know if the entered parameters are correct.