Hi Jeff - Wonderful - Nice find. Thanks a lot -Girish Talluru On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Jeff Burcher <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I am relatively new as well. I tried both of those methods with no luck. I > finally had success using odbc_connect(). See below: > > $conn = odbc_connect("Driver={SQL > Server};Server=$server;Database=$database;", $user, $password); > > Thanks, > > Jeff Burcher - IT Dept > Allred Metal Stamping > PO Box 2566 > High Point, NC 27261 > (336)886-5221 x229 > jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Girish Talluru [mailto:girish.dev1986@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 5:57 AM > > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Cc: rahul.j@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: MS SQL server connection problem. > > > > Hi All, > > > > I'm having problem while connecting to MS SQL server from my php > > program. > > > > I tried downloading driver from Microsoft and changed php.ini file but it > is > > showing the following error. > > > > This statement I used to connect. > > $connect = mssql_connect("localhost", "PC6", "password"); > > > > This is the error message I got > > Call to undefined function mssql_connect() in > > C:\wamp\www\Test\dbTest.php > > > > Then I tried other one as shown below: > > > > > > This statement I used to connect. > > $connect = sqlsrv_connect("localhost", "PC6", "password"); > > > > This is the error message I got > > Array ( [0] => Array ( [0] => IMSSP [SQLSTATE] => IMSSP [1] => -49 [code] > => - > > 49 [2] => This extension requires the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native > Client. > > Access the following URL to download the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native > > Client ODBC driver for x86: > > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=163712 [message] => This > extension > > requires the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client. Access the > following > > URL to download the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client ODBC driver > for > > x86: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=163712 ) [1] => Array ( [0] > => > > IM002 [SQLSTATE] => IM002 [1] => 0 [code] => 0 [2] => [Microsoft][ODBC > > Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver > specified > > [message] => [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not > > found and no default driver specified ) ) > > > > It is asking to download a native client. but i have already downloaded a > > driver at http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=20098 > > named SQLSRV30.EXE > > > > why do I need a native client or ODBC driver when I already got this > driver > > installed in my system. > > > > Please help me out with this guys. I'm new to this. > > > > Thanks, > > Girish Talluru > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >