Software required

Firebird sql server 2.0.1 or higher

Create your database using FlameRobin or some other tool of your choice. I suggest UTF8 for the charset to use when you create the db.

Create a database and a user with full permission to the database. Enter the connection string in the web.config then navigate to yoursiteroot/Setup/Default.aspx

Setting the Firebird connection string

Quick description of each setting:

• Data Source
  • This is the name or ip address of the machine on which the Firebird server is running (e.g. localhost).
    
• Server Type
  • The server type should be set to 0 when connecting to a Firebird server and 1 when using the embedded firebird server.
    
• Port Number
  • The port number which the Firebird server listens on, default = 3050.
    
• Database
  • The database alias or the full path to the database file on the server.
    
• Dialect
  • The database sql dialect, should be set to 3.
    
• Charset
  • The database characterset. This must match the charset specified when you created the db
    
• Pooling
  • Allow connection pooling, increases server response time.
    
• Min Pool Size
  • The minimum number of database connections to keep open.
    
• Max Pool Size
  • The maximum number of connections open at one time.
    
• Connection Timeout
  • When a connection is requested, if it is not made in this number of seconds an exception is thrown.
    
• Connection Lifetime
  • When a connection is closed, it goes back into the connection pool. This is the number of seconds to keep the connection open once it is back in the pool.
    
• Fetch Size
  • The number of rows to fetch from the database in one go.
    
• User Id
  • The user name used to connect to the database, must ve a valid fFirebird user.
    
• Password
  • The user password.