/**
* Open a connection to db
*/
public function connect()
{
$this->conn = ifx_connect($this->dbname . "@" . $this->host, $this->user, $this->pwd);
if (!$this->conn) {
trigger_error(ifx_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);
}
ifx_blobinfile_mode(0);
ifx_textasvarchar(1);
ifx_byteasvarchar(1);
return $this->conn;
}
function ADODB_informix72()
{
// alternatively, use older method:
//putenv("DBDATE=Y4MD-");
// force ISO date format
putenv('GL_DATE=%Y-%m-%d');
if (function_exists('ifx_byteasvarchar')) {
ifx_byteasvarchar(1); // Mode "0" will return a blob id, and mode "1" will return a varchar with text content.
ifx_textasvarchar(1); // Mode "0" will return a blob id, and mode "1" will return a varchar with text content.
ifx_blobinfile_mode(0); // Mode "0" means save Byte-Blobs in memory, and mode "1" means save Byte-Blobs in a file.
}
}