Transparent switch over for deprecated mssql DB driver.

[NathanGibbs3]

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Misc. Info.:	Issue effects PHP 5.3.0+

Need: php.ini lines for enabling the following:

• The old MySQL Driver. - Extension=mysql
• The new Mysqli Driver. - Extension=mysqli
• The PostgreSQL driver. - Extension=pgsql
• The old MsSQL driver. - Extension=mssql
• The new MsSQL driver - Extension=sqlsrv.
• The Oracle driver - Extension=oci8.

We can detect when BASE is running on windows and issue a more appropriate error message about enabling the necessary extension.

Expected Behavior:
When $DBtype is set to mssql, transparently switch over to the sqlsrv driver.
Current Behavior:
BASE crashes.

[NathanGibbs3]

Ok, @mesteele, it's in the devel branch, let us know how it works.

Also, any help with getting the php.ini lines to enable other DB drivers on Windows would be helpful.

[mesteele]

Ok, @mesteele, it's in the devel branch, let us know how it works.

Also, any help with getting the php.ini lines to enable other DB drivers on Windows would be helpful.

As long as the extensions are added to the extension_dir and added as an extension= they will load.

extension_dir = "d:\winids\php\ext"

; The ldap extension must be before curl if OpenSSL 1.0.2 and OpenLDAP is used
; otherwise it results in segfault when unloading after using SASL.
; See php/php-src#8620 for more info.
;extension=ldap

;extension=curl
;extension=ffi
;extension=ftp
;extension=fileinfo
extension=gd
;extension=gettext
extension=gmp
;extension=intl
;extension=imap
;extension=mbstring
;extension=exif      ; Must be after mbstring as it depends on it
;extension=mysqli
;extension=oci8_12c  ; Use with Oracle Database 12c Instant Client
;extension=oci8_19  ; Use with Oracle Database 19 Instant Client
;extension=odbc
;extension=openssl
;extension=pdo_firebird
;extension=pdo_mysql
;extension=pdo_oci
;extension=pdo_odbc
;extension=pdo_pgsql
;extension=pdo_sqlite
;extension=pgsql
;extension=shmop
extension=sqlsrv_82_ts
; The MIBS data available in the PHP distribution must be installed.
; See https://www.php.net/manual/en/snmp.installation.php
;extension=snmp

;extension=soap
;extension=sockets
;extension=sodium
;extension=sqlite3
;extension=tidy
;extension=xsl
;extension=zip

;zend_extension=opcache