PHP on RedHat --> MSSQL
Londonboy
with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on the same network.
I tried to get PHP working, but I don't know how. I read many of the
articles, they told me to download Sybase driver?? www.freetds.org
I am totally confused. Is there a easy way that I can download the RPM and
install it? I don't want to download the source code and recompile them (I
am scared, coz I am newbie). Is there an existing binary file I can
download?
I think... what I am looking for is "mssql70.so"
Thanks a lot.
N.B.
Dances With Crows
and said:
>I am runnng PHP 4.0.4pl1 on RedHat 7.0 and I tried to make PHP to
>connect with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on the same network.
>
>I tried to get PHP working, but I don't know how. I read many of the
>articles, they told me to download Sybase driver?? www.freetds.org
So what's the problem?
>I am totally confused. Is there a easy way that I can download the RPM
>and install it? I don't want to download the source code and recompile
>them (I am scared, coz I am newbie). Is there an existing binary file I
>can download?
Don't think there's a binary. The freetds source is *NOT* tough to
compile, at least on an x86 machine. Face your fear of compiling; it's
not like you're compiling a kernel or glibc2.1 or anything that could
seriously screw up your system. You want to stay a raw newbie forever?
The FAQ on the freetds site explains what to do; read it and follow the
directions.
Also, when it comes time to "make check", look in the freetds directory
for a file called "PWD". Change the database/username/password values
in there to something that makes sense on the SQL Server you're
connecting to. This will help you avoid unnecessary pain, and it wasn't
documented anywhere. HTH,
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