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# IBM Functions (PDO_IBM)

## Introducción

PDO_IBM is a driver that implements the PHP Data Objects (PDO) interface to enable access from PHP to IBM databases.

## Instalación

To build the PDO_IBM extension, the DB2 Client v9.1 or later must be installed on the same system as PHP. The DB2 Client can be downloaded from the IBM » Application Development Site.

> Note: Note
> The DB2 Client v9.1 or later supports direct access to DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows v8 and v9.1 servers.
> The DB2 Client v9.1 also supports access to DB2 UDB for i5 and DB2 UDB for z/OS servers using the separately purchased » DB2 Connect product.

PDO_IBM is a » PECL extension, so follow the instructions in Installation of PECL extensions to install the PDO_IBM extension. Issue the configure command to point to the location of your DB2 Client header files and libraries as follows:

    bash$ ./configure --with-pdo-ibm=/path/to/sqllib[,shared]

The configure command defaults to the value of the DB2DIR environment variable.

## Table of Contents

- PDO_IBM DSN — Connecting to IBM databases

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