What is ODBTP?

ODBTP is a TCP/IP protocol for connecting to Win32-based databases from any platform. It is ideal for remotely accessing MS SQL Server, MS Access, and Visual FoxPro database from Linux or Unix machines. ODBTP is fast, efficient, and has many features that make it a quality Open Source solution for database connectivity. For more details, see the ODBTP FAQ.

Latest News

2006-01-08

Version 1.1.4 released. See the changes page for release notes.
 

2005-03-12

Version 1.1.3 released. In addition to bug fixes, this version includes support for building shared versions of the C client library. Details about version 1.1.3 can be found on its changes page.
 

2004-09-28

PHP PEAR DB driver released.
 

2004-08-16

Version 1.1.2 released. This release includes the 1.1.1p1 patch. Additional information about this release can be obtained here.
 

2004-06-10

Patch released for version 1.1.1. This patch fixes the problem that was causing the server to terminate if output parameter data from a prepared procedure is not read before closing the connection.
 

2004-06-02

Version 1.1.1 released. The bug fixes and changes that were made in this version can be viewed here.
 

2004-05-18

A Novell NetWare port of the PHP odbtp extension was created by Guenter Knauf. It is available for download at http://www.gknw.com/php/ext/php_odbtp-nw.zip.
 

2004-04-17

A driver for ODBTP is available in the latest release of ADOdb, a very popular database abstraction library for PHP.
 

2004-01-29

Version 1.1 released. Details about what changes and additions were made in this version can be obtained here.