Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of ice_messaging

Timestamp:

09/20/12 13:25:08 (12 years ago)

Author:

Nick Holden

Comment:

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ice_messaging

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+This assumes the YourDatabaseKey connection has been defined in /sites/default/settings.php
 
-Connecting to a MS SQL Server is supposedly possible from a LAMP machine running drupal, but I don't think it will be easy. See:
+The sqlsrv project provides a SQL server driver, but it only works on Windows servers. There's a fork of sqlsrv which uses dblib to work on linux: http://drupal.org/sandbox/rgeorgy/1775970
 
-http://davejamesmiller.com/blog/web-development/connecting-php-to-sql-server-on-debian-ubuntu
+To run that, we need to 'sudo apt-get install php5-sybase git' then 'git clone http://git.drupal.org/sandbox/rgeorgy/1775970.git dblib_driver_for_sql_server'
 
-The sqlsrv project provides a SQL server driver, but it only works on Windows servers. There's a fork of sqlsrv which is supposed to work on linux: http://drupal.org/sandbox/rgeorgy/1775970
+Then 'sudo drush dl datatables'. Then do the manual installation of DataTables jQuery plugin, rename the intermediate directory to 'dataTables' and then 'sudo drush en datatables'. That will enable the necessary additional prerequisites.
 
-Possibly an ODBC approach would work...
+Then enable the dblib module and set up a link from /includes/database/dblib to the module's dblib directory.
 
-https://secure.kitserve.org.uk/content/accessing-microsoft-sql-server-php-ubuntu-using-pdo-odbc-and-freetds
+Finally, enable the ice_messaging module. After that, everything should work.