Theony remote DB connection

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);

$database = 'PT';
$server =  '50.247.***.***';
$user = '***********';
$password = '********';
$port  = '********';

var_dump('---------- 1 -------------');

$connection = odbc_connect('Driver={Unify SQLBase};Server=' . $server . ';dbname=' . $database . ';dbdir=/opt/Unify/SQLBase/;ini=/opt/Unify/SQLBase/sql-theoni.ini;', $user, $password);
$sql = "SELECT MAX(WPPSONO) FROM IMPORTWEBORDHDR";

var_dump('---------- 2 -------------');

try {
  $orders = odbc_exec($connection, $sql);
} catch (Exception $e) {
  // Does not enter here
}

// Does not get to this point. Other SQLs seem to work, or at least do not fall in error.
var_dump('---------- 3 -------------');

var_dump($orders);
odbc_result_all($orders, "border=1");

odbc_close($connection);