Run the installation program, just as though you were going to install the server – but select the CLIENT ONLY option from the install menu. If you are in the common situation of running Windows clients to a Linux or other Posix Firebird server (or another Windows machine), you need to download the full Windows installation kit that corresponds to the version of Firebird server you install on your Linux or other server machine.įortunately, once you have the kit, the Windows client-only install is easy to do. WindowsĪt present, no compact installation program is available to assist with installing the client pieces on a Windows client. Some extra pieces are also needed for the client-only install. Performing a client-only installĮach remote client machine needs to have the client library – libfbclient.so on Posix clients, fbclient.dll on Windows clients – that matches the release version of the Firebird server.įirebird versions from 1.5 onward can install symlinks or copies named after the 1.0 libs (with the “old” InterBase names), to maintain compatibility with third-party products which need these files.
You can use a Windows client to access a Linux server and vice-versa. Inspect the Downloads > Contributed > Admin Tools page at for all of the options. A few GUI tools written in Borland Kylix, for use on Linux client machines, are also in various stages of completion. The range of excellent GUI tools available for use with a Windows client machine is too numerous to describe here. It does have a set of command-line tools, executable programs which are located in the bin subdirectory of your Firebird installation. The Firebird kit does not come with a GUI admin tool. Allowing users to log in during a restore.Restoring a backup to a running database.Disabling Forced Writes on a Linux server.Checking that the Firebird server is running.