Fatal error: Call to undefined function mssql_connect()

[drkslvr8]

There's probably someone out there who won't like me for starting this discussion all over again, but I read the equivalent post for mysql through and through and I still couldn't figure out what I did wrong.

I've missed something in trying to configure my php server to connect with mssql.  Both work individually.  I've been working on this for over a month now, have scoured the web for solutions, and have tried everything I've found.  Still no luck.  Here's most of what I've done:

Removed semi-colon from the line reading "extension=php_mssql.dll" in php.ini

Set the variable "extension_dir" to the correct folder in php.ini

Copied the file php_mssql.dll to my "system32" folder

Copied the file php_mssql.dll to my "WINDOWS" folder

Copied the file php5ts.dll to my Apache "bin" folder

Copied the file php.ini to my "WINDOWS" folder

Restarted my server ~ 100,000,000 times

when I run the test if(function_exists('mssql_connect')), I get false every time, and when I try to use mssql_connect(), it tells me "Fatal error: Call to undefined function mssql_connect()".  Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

[wildteen88]

the mssql server extension requires extra files, namely the MySQL Client Tools and the ntwdblib.dll file to be installed on the PHP box.

[drkslvr8]

[quote author=wildteen88 link=topic=115814.msg472210#msg472210 date=1164221628]
the mssql server extension requires extra files, namely the MySQL Client Tools and the ntwdblib.dll file to be installed on the PHP box.
[/quote]

[move][u]Two Questions:[/u][/move]
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[*]Where would these be if they are already on my machine?  (So I can check and see if that's my problem)
[*]If they aren't on my machine, how can I get them?
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*Also, I may not have been specific enough about [i]which[/i] MSSQL I'm using.  I'm trying to run the new(ish) freebee version, Express Edition.  Could that be part of my issue?