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Accessing MSSQL using PHP on Linux

Daniel — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:30:08 +0000

Recently I had a project that required me to query a Microsoft SQL database from a PHP script running on one of my Linux servers. My Debian servers were not exactlly set up for this so it required me to do a little research.

Before I could even start writing my script I needed to install the proper PHP packages. I found many tutorials on setting up Linux servers to use ODBC connections but this seemed overly complicated and would require me to set up ODBC connections for every MSSQL database I wanted access to. Wanting something something simple and straight forward I found the PHP5-sybase package in the Debian package repository.

After doing `apt-get install php5-sybase` I was ready to dive into the php. The syntax for accessing a MSSQL database is almost identical to MySQL. First we needed to create our connection:

$connection = mssql_connect("ServerName", "UserName", "Password")

Then we needed to specify which database on that server we wanted to access.

$database = mssql_select_db("DatabaseName", $connection)

Once that is done we can start doing queries.

$query = "SELECT info FROM dbo.TableName"
$result = mssql_query($query);

Now we can print the output.

while($row = mssql_fetch_array($result))
{
echo $row["info"]."
";
}

Make sure to close the connection when you are done!

mssql_close($connection);

Hope this saves you some time, please feel free to leave comments.

Better Breathing Website

Daniel — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:49:14 +0000

Website designed for a company selling only a small number of breathing products. This website features a clean and professional design built using the Wordpress content management system (CMS)

This website also features lightweight e-commerce features allowing users to simply pay for products using a credit card or PayPal. No customer registration process required.

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Daniel — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:31:35 +0000

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Client login section
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Restricted online store

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New Website Launched!

Daniel — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:06:27 +0000

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servDot Website

Daniel — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:42:42 +0000

This retired website is just waiting to be repurposed for another web designer, photographer or anyone else who needs a simple portfolio on a budget. Featuring a ShadowBox gallery and contact form this website is perfect for anyone wanting to get their artwork out on the internet and make it easy for future clients to get in touch!

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Daniel — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:02:37 +0000

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Media heavy Flash website
Large gallery for 100+ photos
Incorporate company logo
Place for Client galleries to be easily accessed
Contact Form

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