I am receiving strange output from a MSSQL query via PHP - php

Question

I am using the following PHP document below running on my linux server:
<?
/*
** Connect to database:
*/
// Connect to the database (host, username, password)
$con = sqlsrv_connect('XXXXXX','XXXXX','XXXXXX')
or die('Could not connect to the server!');
// Select a database:
mssql_select_db('Quotes_SQL')
or die('Could not select a database.');
// Example query: (TOP 10 equal LIMIT 0,10 in MySQL)
$SQL = "SELECT TOP 10 * FROM FederalStockCards ORDER BY ID ASC";
// Execute query:
$result = mssql_query($SQL)
or die('A error occured: ' . mysql_error());
// Get result count:
$Count = mssql_num_rows($result);
print "Showing $count rows:<hr/>\n\n";
// Fetch rows:
while ($Row = mssql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
print $Row['Fieldname'] . "\n";
}
mssql_close($con);
?>
But after executing the PHP file by visiting:
http://cinicraft.com/Silverman/mssql.php
I am receiving the following output:
\n\n"; // Fetch rows: while ($Row = mssql_fetch_assoc($result)) { print $Row['Fieldname'] . "\n"; } mssql_close($con); ?>
I'm not quite sure what to make of it, is this output being returned by the MSSQL server?

Answer 1

You have used sqlsrv_connect while connecting. And then used all mssql functions later on. There is a difference between the two of them as mentioned here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brian_swan/archive/2010/03/08/mssql-vs-sqlsrv-what-s-the-difference-part-1.aspx.
Use mssql_connect instead, stated at: http://php.net/manual/en/function.mssql-connect.php
Also, ensure that mssql driver is enabled