On 8/16/07, Gregory Machin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > I have tried most of the configuration options in the php manual / > examples http://www.php.net/function.mssql-connect and I just can't > get it to connect > I'm running WAMP5 and have enables php_mssql.dll extentions etc .. > sql server 2005 express has both named pipes and tcp/ip conections enabled, > both are installed on the same machine (xp pro)... > > this it the error I keep getting > Warning: mssql_connect() [function.mssql-connect]: Unable to connect > to server: SQLEXPRESS in C:\wamp\www\test\test.php on line 8 > Couldn't connect to SQL Server on SQLEXPRESS > > Many Thanks in advance > -- > Gregory Machin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.linuxpro.co.za >
If you take a look at the comments at the manual page for mssql_connect [1], you see that a lot of people have reported problems with, but there are also some solutions. I don't know if they work, because I never had any MS SQL server (MySQL rocks ;-)), but the second comment seems helpful. Tijnema [1] http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mssql-connect.php -- If this is a mailing list: DO NOT TOP POST! why?: http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html Vote for PHP Color Coding in Gmail! -> http://gpcc.tijnema.info -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
