pear mdb2 driver for firebird 1.5.0a2 released
Changelog: added missing parentheses in query in listTableTriggers() in the Manager module
Author: mariuz
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mariuz
Firebird bugs fixed in php 5.3.x
Some bugs are fixed in php 5.3.x and firebird could work now with symfony project (must be tested first)
Are Proprietary Databases Doomed?
Times of change are upon the database market. The major established database companies are being challenged by open source upstarts like MySQL and PostgreSQL. [Add firebird to the list too]
phpBB3 Gold Released
We are very pleased to announce the availability of the phpBB 3.0.0 package. One of the main features is that is running on Firebird 2.0x you can see the the feature comparison vs the 2.x here
Are you interested in a Lazarus/ZeosLib Developer Conference?
Here is the poll on Lazarus web site
ZeosDBO 6.6.2 Release Candidate
MailStore Home – product that uses firebird as backend
Here is the thread with mailstore application mention
MailStore looks really good (but has some broken Dialog Windows – strange for an DotNet App) – very stylish Interface Thmbsup. I downloaded the personal edition and imported some folders. The search is really fast (they are using (Firebird) Database in the background). I will try it with all my mails – on the upcoming weekend. Really nice software smiley
Facts about databases – blog post of the day
Use Firebird SQL Server, if you have the luxury to choose among many database systems.
nbackup+php = script for backing firebird from the web or cron job
Following is a PHP script to run nbackup on FB2.1
Put this script in a place where your system can call it
automatically/regularly in back-ground
Firebird: Multiple buffer overflows in gentoo
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows were discovered and patched in Firebird on gentoo.
If you have an firebird version that is < 2.0.3 is recommended to upgrade