Re: Compiling PHP for MS SQL Support

["Mike" <mavila@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The PHP version that came with Ubuntu 6.06 Linux does not have MS SQL 
compiled into it. It seems like most PHPs do not by the PHP docs.

PHP is on the Linux machine. MS SQL Server is on a Windows machine within 
the domain. I need to use MS SQL within PHP on the Linux server to access 
the MS SQL machine.





"Alf Stockton" <alf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> Mike wrote:
>> I am new to Linux and have NEVER compiled PHP. I have PHP 5 and need to
>> compile it with MS SQL support. Per PHP docs, I installed FreeTDS and 
>> tested
>> it and it works. Now I need to (re)compile PHP to get the support I need 
>> to
>> access MS SQL databases. I am on a Ubuntu 6.06 version of Linux.
>>
>>
> I don't understand why you need to recompile or get a new version of
> PHP. My guess is that a minor alteration in php.ini should achieve mssql
> support.
> The other thing I don't understand from your email is just where PHP
> resides. MSSQL can only run on windows, therefore are you trying to
> access MSSQL from a PHP application on the Linux box or is the PHP on
> the windows box as well?
>
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