Connect to SQL Server using PHP? - php

Question

I am fairly new to using PHP. I downloaded XAMPP, and installed everything. PHP 5.5.27 is the version. I ran a test php program which was jsut echo "Hello World". It worked fine. I also was able to connect to MYSQL database using PHP.
$link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "u/n", "pass", "databasename";
Problem i am having and need help is with connecting to sql server. How do i do that? I saw an example online and tried it:
$serverName = "servername";
$connectionInfo = array("Database"="name", "UID"=>"U/N", "PWD"=>"pass";>
$conn = sqlsrv_connect($serverName, $connectionInfo);
But everytime i run this it tells me:
Call to undefined function sqlsrv_connect()
Can someone help me understand what is going on?

Answer 1

Consider using PHP's Data Objects (PDO) to connect to SQL Server (in fact you can use it to connect to MySQL or any other database).
Using the MSSQL sqlsrv API (various dlls must be set):
<?php
$server = 'servername';
$database = 'databasename';
$username = 'username';
$password = 'pass';
try {
$conn = new PDO("sqlsrv:Server=$server;Database=$database",
$user, $password);
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
echo $e->getMessage()."\n";
exit;
}
?>
Using the ODBC Driver or DSN API (requiring MSSQL ODBC Driver installed which usually ships with database or Windows in general):
<?php
$server = 'servername';
$database = 'databasename';
$username = 'username';
$password = 'pass';
try {
$dbh = new PDO("odbc:Driver={SQL Server};Server=$server;
database=$database",$username,$password);
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
echo $e->getMessage()."\n";
exit;
}
?>