fmk Wed Dec 18 02:27:10 2002 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/reference/mssql configure.xml reference.xml Log: Updating documentation to match the code Index: phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/configure.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/configure.xml:1.1 phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/configure.xml:1.2 --- phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/configure.xml:1.1 Sat Nov 30 10:33:22 2002 +++ phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/configure.xml Wed Dec 18 02:27:10 2002 @@ -1,10 +1,15 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ --> <section id="mssql.installation"> &reftitle.install; <para> The MSSQL extension is enabled by adding extension=php_mssql.dll to &php.ini;. + </para> + <para> + To get these functions to work, you have to compile PHP with + <option role="configure">--with-mssql=[DIR]</option>, where DIR is the + FreeTDS install prefix. </para> </section> Index: phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/reference.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/reference.xml:1.7 phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/reference.xml:1.8 --- phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/reference.xml:1.7 Sat Nov 30 10:33:22 2002 +++ phpdoc/en/reference/mssql/reference.xml Wed Dec 18 02:27:10 2002 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ --> <reference id="ref.mssql"> <title>Microsoft SQL Server functions</title> <titleabbrev>MS SQL Server</titleabbrev> @@ -10,18 +10,14 @@ <para> These functions allow you to access MS SQL Server database. </para> - <note> - <para> - The MSSQL extension is available on Win32 systems only. You can - use the <link linkend="ref.sybase">Sybase extension</link> to connect to - MSSQL databases from other platforms. - </para> - </note> </section> <section id="mssql.requirements"> &reftitle.required; <para> + Requirements for WIn32 platforms. + </para> + <para> The extension requires the MS SQL Client Tools to be installed on the system where PHP is installed. The Client Tools can be installed from the MS SQL Server CD or by copying @@ -30,6 +26,15 @@ <filename>\winnt\system32</filename> on the PHP box. Copying <filename>ntwdblib.dll</filename> will only provide access. Configuration of the client will require installation of all the tools. + </para> + <para> + Requirements for Unix/Linux platforms. + </para> + <para> + To use the MSSQL extension on Unix/Linux, you first need to build and + install the FreeTDS library. Source code and installation instructions + are available at the FreeTDS home page: + <ulink url="&url.freetds;">&url.freetds;</ulink> </para> </section>
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