Re: ANY ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT PORT mssql_connect uses?

how can i specify the port for the direct connection mssql_connect() can u give me some hints regarding the FreeTDS if i used it then i have to confugure the DSN in liunx am i wrong? "Michael Sims" <mhsims@midsouth.rr.com> wrote in message news:i6t7hvssg1momj9t4gpifue217fk7d79gq@4ax.com... On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:00:27 +0300, you wrote: >WHAT PORTS PHP USE WHEN COMUNICATING WITH MSSQL SERVER OVER THE NETWORK? I only have experience with MS SQL Server 7. It listens on TCP port 1433. >I have an Linux server running Apache/PHP/MySQL. >and I need to connect to another server running MSSQL server 7 > >THE POINT IS the only way I have to connect is throu ODBC connection >because the network administrator only allowed me to connect thru port 1433 >that ODBC uses.. If it's SQL version 7 then you can use this same port for a "direct" connection. I know, my companies public web site connects via this port to an SQL server behind our firewall, and has done so for well over a year without issue. >I tried to make it direct connection, but this way uses many ports that the >firewall won't allowed.. Not with version 7. >I heard about FreeDTS and iODBC, but I need some advice and notes to make it >easy for me.. FreeTDS works like a charm, it's what we use...