Working with MS SQL SERVER on PHP5.6

Question

So I have a trouble here. Tried use mssql_connect() but interpeter says that function is undefinied. PHP.net advices this , but it suppports only older versions of PHP. Is it possible to connect to MS SQL Server database from PHP5.6? What extensions should I add, what functions can I use?

Configuration details: localhost, Apache 2.4, PHP 5.6, OS Windows 8.

Answer 1

You need to enable the MSSQL extension in the PHP.ini file.

If this extension is not installed, you need to install it in PHP.

Please tell your server details (OS/WebServer like apache nginx) so that I can explain in detail.

Answer 2

Use

 <?php phpinfo();?>

to see what are available with your php installation. I advice you to use PDO instead of mysql_* functions. It supports several databases not only MSSQL or MySQL.