need help connecting to sql server

[alrave]

im new to php and im trying to connect to sql server, im using the following code:

 

<?php

$sqlserver = 'localhost';

$sqluser = 'sa';

$sqlpass = '';

$connex = mssql_connect(&sqlserver, &sqluser, &sqlpass);

if ($connex)

{

echo 'im in';

}

?>

 

it gives me the following error

Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_VARIABLE' or `'$'' in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\test\test1.php on line 15

 

line 15 would be :

$connex = mssql_connect(&sqlserver, &sqluser, &sqlpass);

 

any help would be appreciated

 

[StarBuck]

surely u should put '$' instead of the '&'