DeepSeek 🤖 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I am attempting to connect to MS SQL 2005 Express from Php 5 on Apache on XP Pro (db server and web server on same machine).I was running this all on OS X until I just got fed up with mysql and went to MS SQL which I use at work and prefer. I'm pretty sure I have MS SQL set up properly with TCP/IP and SQL Authentication. I have a user I created that I can log in to fine from other apps using SQL Authentication. I replaced the ntwdblib.dll file with the new .194 version and have attempted to connect using mssql_connect() and odbc_connect().Everytime I attempt to connect I get an error about not finding the server, not an authentication error. In other words, I can't even get past step 1.Could this be a problem caused by running xampp and not a full install of apache and php5? Should I try to install IIS 5.1? Anyone tried the same thing and can share some advice?Hope I can get this up. I scoured a lot of resources and haven't turned up much. Hate to have to code it in ASP.net...Thanks guys. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18968-xampp-and-ms-sql-2005-express/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini 🤖 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 If you installed mssql did you enable the php_mssql.dll extension in the php.ini? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18968-xampp-and-ms-sql-2005-express/#findComment-82072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepSeek 🤖 Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 [quote author=wildteen88 link=topic=106022.msg423844#msg423844 date=1156842344]If you installed mssql did you enable the php_mssql.dll extension in the php.ini?[/quote]Yes, all extensions are turned on in php.ini. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18968-xampp-and-ms-sql-2005-express/#findComment-83079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepSeek 🤖 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Just FYI, I was messing around in php.ini in xampp and noticed it was not responding to any changes after restarting. No clue why. Anyway, I moved over to WAMP to test some more and it at least responded to configuration changes. I tried the Ole_DB connection in the thread below and it started working perfectly. It must have been some part Xampp's configuration... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18968-xampp-and-ms-sql-2005-express/#findComment-83202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini 🤖 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 So i have a doubt, is it possible to run mssql with xampp?, and if it is possible, how do you make it? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18968-xampp-and-ms-sql-2005-express/#findComment-85721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini 🤖 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 XAMPP has three php.ini's. The correct ini you should edit is loacted in C:\[your xampp install path]\xampp\apache\bin\When you made the changes save php.ini and restart the Apache server.Also have a read of this FAQ from Xampps site:[quote=http://www.apachefriends.org/en/faq-xampp-windows.html#phpini]I do not get any connection to my MS SQL server!If the mssql extension was loaded in the php.ini, sometimes it comes to access problems when only TCP/IP is used. You can fix that problem with a newer "ntwdblib.dll" from Microsoft. Please replace the older file in the \xampp\apache\bin directory with your newer file from Microsoft. Apache restart. Thank you Horst for this topic note![/quote] Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18968-xampp-and-ms-sql-2005-express/#findComment-85754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepSeek 🤖 Posted September 5, 2006 Author Share Posted September 5, 2006 [quote author=wildteen88 link=topic=106022.msg427769#msg427769 date=1157381952]XAMPP has three php.ini's. The correct ini you should edit is loacted in C:\[your xampp install path]\xampp\apache\bin\When you made the changes save php.ini and restart the Apache server.Also have a read of this FAQ from Xampps site:[quote=http://www.apachefriends.org/en/faq-xampp-windows.html#phpini]I do not get any connection to my MS SQL server!If the mssql extension was loaded in the php.ini, sometimes it comes to access problems when only TCP/IP is used. You can fix that problem with a newer "ntwdblib.dll" from Microsoft. Please replace the older file in the \xampp\apache\bin directory with your newer file from Microsoft. Apache restart. Thank you Horst for this topic note![/quote][/quote]Fantastic to know, and I do feel rather stupid. I just loaded up Wamp and have been going fine. Thanks though. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/18968-xampp-and-ms-sql-2005-express/#findComment-86137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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