MSSQL7 Connections

I am trying to connect to a ms sql 7 server from a win2k server using php 4.0.3pl1 and I get the following error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mssql_connect() in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\dbtest2.php on line 2 line two is: $linkID = mssql_connect("localhost","user","password"); I have searched the php.net site and their solution in the FAQ is to use ODBC. I would rather not use that and would prefer to connect directly to the sql server instead in adding another layer between php and mssql. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? Is it possible to do this? Thanks. ____________________________________________ Julian Easterling, Systems Developer The CDM Group -- Chevy Chase, MD USA "The code says what the program is doing, the remarks (comments) say what it is supposed to be doing. Debugging is reconciling the differences."