Step 3 is a proof of concept, which shows how you can connect to SQL Server using PHP. The basic examples demonstrate selecting and inserting data. The sqlsrv_query() function can be used to retrieve ...

Get the connection information you need to connect to the Azure SQL database. You'll need the fully qualified server name or host name, database name, and login information for the upcoming procedures ...

The Sum Total of MySQL Field & Display in PHP. Using a combination of PHP and MySQL functions, you can query an online database for numerical values, add them together and display the results on ...

We have our SQL server configured to only allow Windows accounts (i.e. not mixed). However, in some cases we are connecting from non-domain boxes and we want to specify a domain account to connect ...

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My boss, having created a sophisticated MySQL and PHP-driven black diamond web site in PHP was enthused about the prospects of further web development with PHP. He suggested trying to get PHP on a ...

Microsoft is announcing an important interoperability milestone: the release of the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server 2.0!! While the major focus of this release was the PDO_SQLSRV driver, we ...