Fred, If you're using integrated security (e.g., a domain account such as "domain\bob"), you won't supply a password. However, the "sa" account is a SQL login (v.s. a domain login). In that case, it would make sense that you supply a password. See the following page for some code to connect using integrated security: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc296205(SQL.90).aspx See the following page for some code to connect using a SQL login: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc296182(SQL.90).aspx If you're curious if this is even an authentication/permissions issue, try to login using a domain login. The login event will be recorded in the `Event Viewer`. If you're attempt isn't recorded, you've got a communication problem with the server instance. If it is recorded, you'll be able to tell what the problem is authenticating. Good luck, and let us know how it turns out. A- -----Original Message----- From: Fred Silsbee [mailto:fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 3:30 PM To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: MS SQL error...I've come a long way to get this far I was just thinking about something I've never understood completely! mssql_connect($server, 'sa', 'PW'); presumes the server doesn't have all the permissions in spite of the fact that it has the password. The password I gave is the XP Prof login PW. Maybe some other PW. --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: MS SQL error...I've come a long way to get this far > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 7:13 PM > many changes to php.ini to get this far..whew! > > PHP 5.2.7 just got jerked out from underneathe me (I > have't replaced it since this is a simple script) > > phpinfo works! > > <?php > // Server in the this format: > <computer>\<instance name> or > // <server>,<port> when using a non default > port number > $server = 'LANDON\SQLEXPRESS'; > > $link = mssql_connect($server, 'sa', 'PW'); > <<<<< line 6 > > if(!$link) > { > die('Something went wrong while connecting to > MSSQL'); > } > ?> > > > Warning: mssql_connect() [function.mssql-connect]: Unable > to connect to server: LANDON\SQLEXPRESS in > C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\trymssql.php on line 6 > Something went wrong while connecting to MSSQL -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
