I was wondering if you guys know of any work arounds for connecting to the i5/AS400 using PDO_IBM, PDO_ODBC or db2, without purchasing db2 connect. I want to use zend's adapters, but it appears i need a license for that. ODBC Data Source Administrator shows that i have iSeries Access ODBC driver, so i think i might try to use that, but not sure how to tell PDO_ODBC to use that driver.

The client machine is running

Windows XP 64 bit
XAMPP 1.7.0 - so i can run PHP files locally
Zend Framework 1.7.6 - Zend DB classes

More Info on my problem: Why can't DB2 access be simple? - Zend Core for IBM - PHP support & tips - Zend.com

Thanks for any help