How to connect with SLIM REST api with MS SQL server? - php

Question

I am trying to get results from an API call using Slim connecting with MSSQLSERVER2012
the example used to work with MYSQL getconnection function (see below) but when I am trying to
connect with MsSQL server 2012 I am getting an error like "api call error "invalid data source name"
http://localhost/msapi/api.php/clients
1'api call error "invalid data source name"
require '/Slim/Slim.php';
$app = new Slim();
$app->get('/clients', 'getClients');
$app->run();
function getClients() {
$sql = "select * FROM clients";
try {
$db = getConnection();
$stmt = $db->query($sql);
$clients = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
$db = null;
echo '{"client": ' . json_encode($clients) . '}';
} catch(PDOException $e) {
echo '{"error":{"text":'. $e->getMessage() .'}}';
}
}
function getConnection_MYSQL() {
$dbhost="SERVER";
$dbuser="USER";
$dbpass="PASSWORD";
$dbname="DB";
$dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$dbhost;dbname=$dbname", $dbuser, $dbpass);
$dbh->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
return $dbh;
}
function getConnection() {
$dbhost="SERVER";
$dbuser="USER";
$dbpass="PASSWORD";
$dbname="DB";
$dbh = new PDO ("ADODB.Connection");
$connStr = "PROVIDER=SQLOLEDB;SERVER=".$dbhost.";UID=".$dbuser.";PWD=".$dbpass.";DATABASE=".$dbname;
$dbh->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
$dbh->open($connStr); //Open the connection to the database
return $dbh;
}
the function getConnection_MYSQL() is an example that works.
But the getConnection() tryis to connect with MS SQL server ?
Do you see why I am getting an "invalid data source name" with the function getConnection()?

Answer 1

Since you didn't post an alternative DSN-string, I'm assuming you are using the one from your example and just replace host, username and password. This won't work.
When you are running your Slim-application on a windows host you can (and should) use Microsoft's SQL Server Driver for PHP (sqlsrv).
There are 2 versions sqlsrv.dll and pdo_sqlsrv.dll. When you want to reuse most of your code you should use the latter. This way you probably only have to modify your DSN (see php docs):
new PDO("sqlsrv:Server=localhost;Database=testdb", "UserName", "Password");
If you are using the first you have to update the way you connect to the db and create the query. You can read the Beginner's Guide to see a few examples that should make it easy.
If you are running not running your application on a Windows-machine you will probably have to set up ODBC and FreeTDS and then use PDO with an ODBC-DSN. From my experience this will be quite a lot of work, but there are a few good tutorials out there. Just google for "freetds sql server".