[PHP - SQL Server 2005 express to 2008 standard problem]

I have a PHP app running happily on the following system:

 

web app: PHP version 5.2.3

OS: Windows Server 2003 Standard 32 bit

database: SQL Server 2005 (express)

web server: IIS 6

 

I'm trying to get the same thing running on the following:

 

web app: PHP version 5.2.11

OS: Windows Server 2008 Standard 64 bit

database: SQL Server 2008 Standard 64-bit

web server: IIS 7

 

After doing the install and setup I usually do, phpinfo() is running but there is no MSSQL section. I've looked around and found some MS documentation to set up the system using a php_sqlsrv.dll and tried that but it seems to use a different interface to connect to the database (no more mssql_connect(), now it's sqlsrv_connect()). Is this the only way to connect php to SQL Server 2008 or do I just have the setup wrong? If I can go back to PHP 5.2.3 and have it work, that will be fine but I didn't want to undo what I have if it won't help.

 

Thanks,

[Help regarding Development environment]

I've been using Homesite since before I ever heard of php. Whenever I try a more php centric IDE I run across something that Homesite does better so I always come running back to it. It seems they've stopped development of Homesite so I suppose I better keep looking .

[Getting GD Library to work...]

Hello,

I have a linux server hosted at server beach. My server is running PHP version 4.3.9  I'm trying to get my php apps to create thumbnail images of larger graphics files using the GD library. According to the GD Library FAQ on the boutell.com/gd website version 4.3.X includes a version of gd as "standard equipment" and that it's not enabled by default. I just have to un-comment the 'extension=php_gd2.dll'. But I looked through my php.ini files and I don't have that line.

Is this one of the situations where php has to be compiled differently to get this functionality?

I don't see anything in phpinfo that leads me to believe that the gd library is available. Also, executing gd_info ( ) returns nothing.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,