How do I connect to a SQL Server database in CodeIgniter?

Question

How do I connect to a SQL Server database in CodeIgniter?

I\'m currently starting an application in CodeIgniter and I would like to use SQL Server.

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Answer 1

I just got this problem solved. And I was connecting to MSSQL hosted with microsoft Azure

Steps I followed after several research work on internet are as follows :

database.cfg :

$db['default']['hostname'] = 'XXXXXXX.database.windows.net';
$db['default']['username'] = 'username';
$db['default']['password'] = 'password';
$db['default']['database'] = 'databasename';
$db['default']['dbdriver'] = 'sqlsrv';
$db['default']['dbprefix'] = '';
$db['default']['pconnect'] = FALSE;
$db['default']['db_debug'] = TRUE;
$db['default']['cache_on'] = FALSE;
$db['default']['cachedir'] = '';
$db['default']['char_set'] = 'utf8';
$db['default']['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci';
$db['default']['swap_pre'] = '';
$db['default']['autoinit'] = TRUE;
$db['default']['stricton'] = FALSE;

Mainly dbdriver,pcconnect and the hostname you should configure properly. Rest are common. Get hostname from your azure database details.

And I also modified couple of system files as I heard there were issues with DB driver.

system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php

function db_pconnect()
    {
        //$this->db_connect(TRUE);
        return $this->db_connect(TRUE);
    }

and

function affected_rows()
{
    //return @sqlrv_rows_affected($this->conn_id);
    return @sqlsrv_num_rows($this->result_id);
}

I was able to connect to database and create database application.

Hope it will help someone in need :)