In your mssql_connect statement put the port number of the server to (I.e
1433 if it is left to default)
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Aynt perfect but cloze 2 it..
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From: "Alf Stockton" <alf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:16 PM
To: "Baboucarr Sanneh" <sanneh27@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Sascha Meyer"
<harlequin2@xxxxxx>; <php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: PHP connecting to MSSQL
Baboucarr Sanneh wrote:
okay try including the port number for the mssql server (I.e 1433) in the
connection string..that also can be the problem somethimes
and Sasha Meyer said:
> just a guess, are you using any kind of firewall (application or port
based) > on your computer? Could you try a "telnet localhost 1433" to
check if this > > works?
>
> Regarding php.ini changes: have you restarted the web server's services
> > > after changing?
Yes I have restarted the needed processes.
I have now attempted testing with firewall on, with firewall turned off,
with firewall on but exception made for port 1433 and a number of others
but in all cases it failed with the following results.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Alf Stockton>telnet localhost 1433
Connecting To localhost...Could not open connection to the host, on port
1433: C onnect failed
C:\Documents and Settings\Alf Stockton>telnet localhost 1433
Connecting To localhost...Could not open connection to the host, on port
1433: Connect failed
C:\Documents and Settings\Alf Stockton>telnet localhost 1433
Connecting To localhost...Could not open connection to the host, on port
1433: Connect failed
C:\Documents and Settings\Alf Stockton>telnet localhost 1433
Connecting To localhost...Could not open connection to the host, on port
1433: Connect failed
C:\Documents and Settings\Alf Stockton>telnet localhost 1433
Connecting To localhost...Could not open connection to the host, on port
1433: Connect failed
BTW How can I reinstall MSSQL without loosing existing databases?
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