On 10/11/07, Nathan Nobbe <quickshiftin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 10/11/07, Jon Westcot <jon@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi again: > > > > Thanks for the info. From what I can see, GoDaddy does NOT provide > > access to ssh. Any other thoughts? Or is there some way to tell me, in > > general terms, how to configure PHP to allow the dbase functions to be used? > > > > > > if godaddy is recommending that you place values in a .htaccess file they > probly mean you should upload a .htaccess > file via ftp. im assuming thats how the give you access to the system > (since there is no ssh access). > im a bit unsure of the .htaccess setting, though i recently posted a small > how-to on using .htaccess files to override > settings in php.ini; this is common in shared hosting environments. > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_php.ini_overrides_w/_.htaccess > > basically, to have dbase support, php must be compiled w/ --enable-dbase, > per the documentation. > http://www.php.net/manual/en/rlef.dbase.php > > perhaps, it is compiled in and the php.ini settings are preventing you > from using the functions (though that sounds hard to believe). > you might try tossing a phpinfo script on the box and looking for dbase in > the output; particularly look for --enable-dbase, or --disable-dbase. > you should see a dbase section also, if its compiled in. if it is there > we can get a better idea of what sort of values could be placed in the > .htaccess file that would influence the behavior of the dbase component on > that system. > > -nathan > oh, i just spent and extra second and discovered: (from documentation :) This extension has no configuration directives defined in php.ini. if dbase does not appear to be installed on the system when you look at phpifno output i would draft an email to them expressing that it doesnt appear to be compiled in and ask them if they can add it. -nathan
