extension=mssql.so vs. ;extension=php_mssql.dll

Hi, I am not sure what is exactly the problem with my configurations while I am trying to configure Apache, PHP and FreeTDS throughout my attempts to install these packages into my Linux. It appears that I am doing everything correctly as I am going through listservs, forums and online articles for the configurations, but there is something that goes wrong. So far I have noticed that in my phpinfo() page, I still don't see the mssql packages listed as I should have. Some things I need to be clarified: 1. I noticed that in http://us.php.net/mssql, it mentioned how we are supposed to add extension=mssql.so in the php.ini file, while in other places I was told to uncomment extension=php_mssql.dll. It appears that this did not give me the right configurations, still, even though the installation did suggest that mssql support is yes. 2. I used the following to configure my PHP AFTER I had installed and compiled FreeTDS like most of you said, ./configure --with-mssql=/usr/local/freetds --prefix=/usr/local/php, but every single time, it gives me this: Directory /usr/local/freetds is not a FreeTDS installation directory Could this signify the reason why I cannot see PHP configured with MSSQL connection? If yes, why is it possible that the support for MSSQL in the php.ini file has been commented out? Thanks in advance. --------------------------------------- Alice Wei MIS 2009 School of Library and Information Science Indiana University Bloomington ajwei@indiana.edu