Installing IBM Data Server Driver Package (Linux and UNIX)

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Installing IBM Data Server Driver Package (Linux and UNIX)

On Linux® and UNIX® operating systems, IBM® Data Server Driver Package simplifies application deployment. This driver, which has a small footprint, is designed to be redistributed by independent software vendors (ISVs) and to be used for application distribution in mass deployment scenarios typical of large enterprises.

To install IBM Data Server Driver Package, you need to obtain the compressed file that contains this driver package. Download this file from the Fix Pack and client download Web site: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg21288110.

On Linux and UNIX operating systems, there is no installation program for IBM Data Server Driver Package. This driver package includes database drivers for Java, ODBC/CLI, PHP, and Ruby on Rails, each of which is stored in its own subdirectory. The Java and ODBC/CLI drivers are compressed. The basic extraction steps for each driver are the same:

Uncompress the Data Server Driver Package archive.
Find the files for the driver you need and copy them onto the target machine.
For the Java and ODBC/CLI drivers, uncompress the driver file into your chosen install directory on the target machine.
Optional: remove the compressed driver file.

Java

Path: jdbc_sqlj_driver/<platform>
Filename: db2_db2driver_for_jdbc_sqlj.zip
For installation instructions, see: Installing the IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ.

ODBC/CLI

Path: odbc_cli_driver/<platform>
Filename: ibm_data_server_driver_for_odbc_cli.tar.Z
For installation instructions, see: Installing the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI.

PHP

Path: php_driver/<platform>/php32 or php_driver/<platform>/php64
Files: ibm_db2_4.4.6.so, ibm_db2_5.2.1.so, pdo_ibm_5.2.1.so
Prerequisite: The PHP drivers require the ODBC/CLI driver also included in this driver package to be installed.
For installation instructions, see: Setting up the PHP environment on Linux or UNIX.

Ruby on Rails

Path: ruby_driver/<platform>
File: ibm_db-0.10.0.gem
Prerequisite: The Ruby on Rails driver requires the ODBC/CLI driver also included in this driver package to be installed.
To install the Ruby on Rails driver, from the location of the gem file, run the following command: gem install ibm_db-0.10.0.gem. To validate the installation, see: Verifying installation with IBM Data Servers on Rails applications.

After installing Data Server Driver Package, you can optionally create and populate the configuration file, db2dsdriver.cfg, with database directory information.

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