How to use PHP to connect to sql server

Question

I want to use PHP to connect to sql server database.

I installed xampp 1.7.0(php 5.2) and SQLSRV20. I\'ve added the extensions in php.ini and I get thi

Answer 1

for further investigation: print out the mssql error message:

$dbhandle = mssql_connect($myServer, $myUser, $myPass) or die("Could not connect to database: ".mssql_get_last_message()); 

It is also important to specify the port: On MS SQL Server 2000, separate it with a comma:

$myServer = "10.85.80.229:1443";

or

$myServer = "10.85.80.229,1443";