I didn't see this earlier but perhaps I can still be of assistance.
Generally speaking you want to approach the two environments differently.

On a NT box I find it *much* easier to use the ODBC library of function with
a DSN connection.

On the Linux side you want to use the MSsql library of functions which if
you are running PHP 3.* requires you to build PHP differently

you must build PHP with Sybase support to get MSSQL working. Like so -

./configure --with - sybase =/opt/Sybase-11.9.2/

You can get the required "Adaptive Server Enterprise" Sybase RPMs from

http://www.sybase.com/products/databaseservers/linux/

You should then put any MSSQL database you want to connect to in the
/opt/sybase-11.9.2/interfaces file, in the format


MSSQL_HOST
    query tcp ether IP_OR_FQDN PORTNUMBER

Where you of course replace PORTNUMBER with your port number (usually 1433)

Also make sure you create a  environment variable for Sybase like this

Sybase = /path/to/intf-file


Then in your code call it like so


mssql_connect("MSSQL_HOST","username","Password") or die("Connection
error");

well that's everything I wrote down when I was trying to get this to work.
This should work with PHP 3.* and MS-SQL 6.5 have no idea about PHP 4.0 /
MS-SQL 7.0.


Hope this helps.

Carl Parrish
Webmaster
ComputerPREP.com


-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
dwacks@saleslogix.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 7:44 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: PHP and Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (SQL Server) Assistance needed


Hi,

I am looking for someone with strong PHP skills that has interfaced with MS
SQL databases.

We have strong MySQL knowledge but the MSSQL and ODBC does not seem to be
responding correctly.

This issue is running on an NT box, but we also need to understand the
process for Linux (Red Hat).

If the Linux side works easier, I can move the site to the Linux box (which
is planned for next month).

I would like the consultant to come in today (morning preferably) to help us
with this. Phone/remote support *may* work as well.

Thank You,
Dave