RE: [PHP-WIN] php 4.2 and database conn

If you don't want to install that god-awful MS SQL thing, MySQL is free, open-source, and runs on Win32 platforms (and is a snap to install) Just have it running as a service on whatever computer you need to access it on... plug in the IP, name, password, and you're good to go. I do all my development locally using PHP+Mysql on a windows machine before uploading to a linux server. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nicole Amashta [mailto:430ntr3k@bellsouth.net] > Subject: [PHP-WIN] php 4.2 and database conn > > I have recently installed PHP 4.2 on a server running win2k. > There is no > SQL Server database running on this particular machine. I want to > connect to an SQL Server DB on another machine on the same network. > > Now, do I need to have atleast the client tools installed in > order to do > this? Or, can I just setup an ODBC source? Because they (my > coworkers) > don't want to install SQLServer2k on the machine (running the > PHP). (I > have the php_mssql.dll enabled). > > Any suggestions to get around not having to install any > additional files > in order to connect to an SQLServer2k database? > > I notice I am also having trouble connecting to MySQL which is on the > same machine as PHP4.2. I have register globals on. > > I'm used to PHP 4.0.6. But I need to get up to speed with the > last PHP. > I just need to know if I am overlooking something in the PHP.ini file. > > Thanks in advance for any ideas! > > Nicole > www.aeontrek.com