Unable to connect to msSQL database via PHP

Question

I am using the current code in attempt to access a msSQL 2005 db:

Answer 1

stop using

mssql_connect

and start using

sqlsrv_connect

That will save you a lot of headaches. Plus, the function *mssql_connect* has been deprecated.

For using sqlsrv_connect, you must download the driver and install it as an extension for PHP to recognize the sqlsrv functions. Download the driver from Microsoft Download Center (search for "sql server php driver"), at the time of this post the download url was: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20098

The right steps for installation are clearly explained by Microsoft itself at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20098

1. download the driver. 2. put it in the PHP ext folder. 3. update the php.ini 4. restart the server.

After installing the sql server driver, then simply follow the instructions from http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sqlsrv-connect.php. Below a quick snippet:

"dbName");
$conn = sqlsrv_connect( $serverName, $connectionInfo);

if( $conn ) {
     echo "Connection established.
";
}else{
     echo "Connection could not be established.
";
     die( print_r( sqlsrv_errors(), true));
}
?>

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