PHP and SQL Server Express 2008

Question

I was wondering if someone could give me a hand in getting php to work with SQL Server 2008 express.  I have PHP 5.3.0 installed and it does not have support for mssql.  I noticed on the Microsoft sight that their web installer uses 5.2.11 so I am wondering if I should remove 5.3.0 and install 5.2.11.  I tried just adding the driver, but the instructions load the dll dynamically using the php dl() function and in 5.3.0 that is not available for me to use.  Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

With the Web Platform Installer, the only alternative is PHP 5.2.11 NTS (non thread-safe). If you would like to use any other PHP version, then you’ll need to download the driver starting from:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/cc299381.aspx

and follow the setup instructions listed at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc296173(SQL.90).aspx

 

Hope this helps,

Serban   

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Serban Iliescu - MSFT