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Installing and configuring PHP / MSSQL with IIS

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:27 am
by jujubuddy
Using sql server 2008, have installed php 5.2 but cannot connect to the database.

In the php manual here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/mssql.installation.php

It seems to provide a solution and it says:

"The MSSQL extension is enabled by adding extension=php_mssql.dll to php.ini.

To get these functions to work, you have to compile PHP with --with-mssql[=DIR] , where DIR is the FreeTDS install prefix. And FreeTDS should be compiled using --enable-msdblib . "

Now, I did the first part easily enough but I haven't got a clue about the " you have to compile PHP with --with-mssql[=DIR] , where DIR is the FreeTDS install prefix. And FreeTDS should be compiled using --enable-msdblib . " part.

If anyone could explain that in plain English it would be super and very much appreciated!!!!!!

Thanks in advance!