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67217-1643c98702b825fbff57a7a139f70c7b.jpgHi all,

I'm using the following connection string to connect to the "P000Lap" Pervasive database from within MS Access
(See screenshot)

tdfLinked.Connect = "ODBC;DSN=P000Lap;DBQ=P000Lap"

However I would like to connect to it from PhP.

At the moment I'm connecting to a MySQL database from PhP but would also like to connect to the above.

$mysqli = mysqli_connect($databaseHost, $databaseUsername, $databasePassword, $databaseName);

How do I change the connection string for this.

If for whatever reason it is not possible, then how do I connect to the "PSQL" database in the screenshot - which is an Access db

Thanks a lot
 
Among other this is the code I tested just now but not working:

Code:
<?php

$connect=odbc_connect("Driver={Pervasive ODBC Interface};ServerName=localhost;ServerDSN=P000Lap;","", "", SQL_CUR_USE_ODBC); 

//$connect=odbc_connect("Driver={Pervasive ODBC Engine Interface};ServerName=localhost;ServerDSN=P000Lap;","", "", SQL_CUR_USE_ODBC); 

$res = mysqli_fetch_array(mysqli_query($connect, "SELECT * FROM HRDepartments"));
	$Descript = Trim($res['Description']);
	echo $Descript;
?>

I also included a screenshot of the Pervasive Drivers installed. I'm running Win7 64
Screenshot_x.jpg
 
To connect to a Pervasive database from PHP, you can use the ODBC extension. Here's an example of how you can modify your PHP connection string:

```php
$dsn = 'Driver={Pervasive ODBC Client Interface};ServerName=localhost;DBQ=P000Lap';
$user = 'your_username';
$password = 'your_password';

$connection = odbc_connect($dsn, $user, $password);

if ($connection) {
// Connection successful
// You can perform queries on the Pervasive database using this connection
// For example: $result = odbc_exec($connection, "SELECT * FROM your_table");
} else {
// Connection failed
echo 'ODBC Connection Error: ' . odbc_errormsg();
}
```

Make sure you have the Pervasive ODBC Client Interface driver installed on your PHP server. Adjust the `ServerName` parameter to the appropriate server name or IP address where your Pervasive database is hosted.

Regarding the "PSQL" database in the screenshot, it appears to be a Microsoft Access database. To connect to an Access database from PHP, you can use the PDO extension with the appropriate ODBC driver. Here's an example:

```php
$dsn = 'odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};Dbq=C:\path\to\your\database.accdb';
$user = '';
$password = '';

try {
$connection = new PDO($dsn, $user, $password);
// Connection successful
// You can perform queries on the Access database using this connection
// For example: $result = $connection->query("SELECT * FROM your_table");
} catch (PDOException $e) {
// Connection failed
echo 'PDO Connection Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
```

Adjust the `Dbq` parameter in the `$dsn` variable to the path of your Access database file.

Remember to replace `'your_username'`, `'your_password'`, and the database file paths with your actual credentials and paths.

With these modifications, you should be able to connect to the Pervasive database and the Access database from PHP.
 
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