Bug #64338 [Com]: pdo_dblib can't connect to Azure SQL

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64338&edit=1 ID: 64338 Comment by: mah at everybody dot org Reported by: mah at everybody dot org Summary: pdo_dblib can't connect to Azure SQL Status: Open Type: Bug Package: MSSQL related Operating System: any PHP Version: 5.5.0alpha5 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Originally reported to Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/702079 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-03-02 15:29:43] mah at everybody dot org Description: ------------ The SQL database available on Azure apparently does not have the same connection semantics as SQL Server. “use DATABASE” is not possible — it returns an error saying that you should open a new connection if you want a new database. This is confusing when you are using the DBLIB connector because it is the DBLIB connection code that does the “use”, not the developer's PHP code. The FreeTDS people recognized this a while back: About a year ago we added the DBSETLDBNAME macro as a way to set the dbname in the db-lib LOGINREC. That sets the dbname in the login packet, obviating the need for "USE dbname". http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/freetds/2012q4/028168.html The attached patch makes use of DBSETLDBNAME and eliminates the USE. Test script: --------------- <?php try { $server = "SERVER.database.windows.net:1433"; $username = "USER@SERVER"; $password = "PASSWORD"; $dbname = "DBNAME"; $mssql = new PDO("dblib:host=$server;dbname=$dbname",$username,$password); echo "Success!\n"; } catch ( PDOException $e ) { print( "Error connecting to SQL Server." ); die(print_r($e)); } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64338&edit=1