Re: PHP on Linux connecting to MS SQL

$dbserver should not be the actual network hostname, but the database server name listed in your Sybase interfaces file (look in the $SYBASE directory). -Brian >Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 18:21:58 -0400 >From: Sarah Kerr <skerr@bellanet.org> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >To: "Ulrich, Eric J" <eric.j.ulrich@intel.com> >CC: php-db@lists.php.net >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Subject: [PHP-DB] PHP on Linux connecting to MS SQL > >Eric, >Thanks for the tip! >I installed Sybase's ASE, and recompiled php3 & 4 with the sybase >option. >If you could spare the time, I was wondering if there were any further >configurations you could give me the heads up on, however, since when I >run the following: > ><?php > >$dbserver = '198.62.158.146'; >$dbuser = 'sa'; >$dbpass = 'my_pass'; > >$link = mssql_connect($dbserver, $dbuser, $dbpass) > or die("error"); >?> > >"error" will be printed. > >I've also tried with other values for $dbserver such as the name of the >machine (local & external names). Any suggestions? > >Thanks! >Sarah > > >"Ulrich, Eric J" wrote: >> >> Sarah, I use the same setup you describe. I downloaded the Sybase DB server >> for Linux and compile PHP4 or PHP3 with the Sybase option. The nice thing is >> that almost all the sybase_ and mssql_ functions are interchangeable meaning >> between Windows OS and Linux. It works great. >> Eric Ulrich >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sarah Kerr [mailto:skerr@bellanet.org] >> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 8:00 AM >> To: php-db@lists.php.net >> Subject: [PHP-DB] PHP on Linux connecting to MS SQL >> >> Hi, >> >> I've been having a lot of trouble finding appropriate documention on >> connecting to databases in MS SQL from Linux, so that i'm able to use >> the mssql set of functions in PHP. >> I'm using RH Linux 6.2, PHP 4, and MS SQL 7. >> If anyone has done this, or can point me to clear documentation on how >> to do it, i'd be very greatful! >> >> Thanks, >> Sarah >> >> -- >> Sarah Kerr >> Bellanet International Secretariat >> http://www.bellanet.org >> 613-236-6163 ext. 2192