#29993 [NEW]: mssql_connect returns NULL

From: mel dot boyce at gmail dot com Operating system: Windows XP PHP version: 5.0.1 PHP Bug Type: MSSQL related Bug description: mssql_connect returns NULL Description: ------------ mssql_connect() returns NULL regardless of a sane and completed connection. PHP-5.0.1 zip file from http://www.php.net/ php.ini is identical to php.ini-recommended with the mssql extension enabled. Reproduce code: --------------- $foo = mssql_connect("server", "user", "pass"); var_dump($foo); Expected result: ---------------- $foo != NULL Actual result: -------------- $foo == NULL -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=29993&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=29993&r=float