RE: [PHP] MS SQL databse connecting

> -----Original Message----- > From: Yoshi Melrose [mailto:webmaster@validus.com] > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 4:38 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] MS SQL databse connecting > > > Depends on whether or not you're using a windows server or > linux server. I've found that it's much easier to use MSSQL > from a windows server since you can use the mssql_connect > commands. for some reason or another (probably lack of > configuration knowledge in linux) i've had problems running the > mssql_connect commands. I'd recommend using odbc for linux, > and mssql for windows. just my experience. Just for the record (and for the mailing list archives, on the off chance that somebody besides me uses them occasionally)... I've successfully enabled the mssql* commands in PHP on FreeBSD (presumably this would work under Linux just as well) by installing the FreeTDS libraries (available from freetds.org), and then configuring PHP "--with-sybase" --- Mark Roedel (roedelm@letu.edu) || "There cannot be a crisis next week. Systems Programmer / WebMaster || My schedule is already full." LeTourneau University || -- Henry Kissinger