Connect PHP with MS SQL SERVER - php

Question

I am new to PHP and I am trying to connect my PHP with MS SQL SERVER.
I have googled it but not found any good solution.
I am using PHP version : 7.0.6
I have downloaded the required extension and place it in xampp/php/ext folder and added these lines in php.ini file
extension=php_pdo_sqlsrv_7_nts_x64.dll
extension=php_sqlsrv_7_ts_x64.dll
extension=php_pdo_sqlsrv_7_ts_x64.dll
extension=php_sqlsrv_7_nts_x64.dll
and I m using this code to connect to my server.
$myServer = "SERVER_IP";
$myUser = "USER_NAME";
$myPass = "PASSWORD";
$myDB = "DB_NAME";
$dbhandle = mssql_connect($myServer, $myUser, $myPass) or die("Couldn't connect to SQL Server on $myServer");
bu tit shows me this error:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mssql_connect() in C:\xampp\htdocs\schedule\server.php:2 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\schedule\server.php on line 2
Any help in this would be highly appreciated !!

Answer 1

You have sqlsrv_connect not mssql_connect, try using this. If it doesn't work, that means you have problems with your extension ( you can also use function_exists to check ).
More info: sqlsrv_connect: http://php.net/manual/ro/function.sqlsrv-connect.php
$serverName = "serverName\sqlexpress"; //serverName\instanceName
$connectionInfo = array( "Database"=>"database_name", "UID"=>"mssql_username", "PWD"=>"mssql_password");
$conn = sqlsrv_connect( $serverName, $connectionInfo);
if( $conn ) {
echo "Connection established.<br />";
}else{
echo "Error connecting";
die( print_r( sqlsrv_errors(), true));
}

Answer 2

I believe you have to add that mssql extension in order to use that... but you can Use PDO if you want to.. follow the link here
http://php.net/manual/en/ref.pdo-dblib.php

Answer 3

Issue Solved:
I have used extension=php_odbc.dll
with this code:
$server = '****';
$user = '****';
$pass = '****';
//Define Port
$port='Port=1433';
$database = 'cargo_web';
$connection_string = "DRIVER={SQL Server};SERVER=$server;$port;DATABASE=$database";
$conn = odbc_connect($connection_string,$user,$pass);
if ($conn) {
echo "Connection established.";
} else{
die("Connection could not be established.");
}