How do I get the SQLSRV extension to work with PHP since MSSQL is deprecated

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I upgraded to PHP 5 3  and noticed that php mssql dll is missing   After googling a bit  it seems that 5 3 has dropped support for mssql   So I downloaded the drivers from microsoft  but I can t seem to get it to work   I am on windows   What do I need to do  after I unzip the files in the ext directory of my PHP 5 3

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Download Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server. Extract the files and use one of:

File                             Thread Safe         VC Bulid
php_sqlsrv_53_nts_vc6.dll           No                  VC6
php_sqlsrv_53_nts_vc9.dll           No                  VC9
php_sqlsrv_53_ts_vc6.dll            Yes                 VC6
php_sqlsrv_53_ts_vc9.dll            Yes                 VC9

You can see the Thread Safety status in phpinfo().

Add the correct file to your ext directory and the following line to your php.ini:

extension=php_sqlsrv_53_*_vc*.dll

Use the filename of the file you used.

As Gordon already posted this is the new Extension from Microsoft and uses the sqlsrv_* API instead of mssql_*

Update:
On Linux you do not have the requisite drivers and neither the SQLSERV Extension.
Look at Connect to MS SQL Server from PHP on Linux? for a discussion on this.

In short you need to install FreeTDS ~~and YES you need to use mssql_* functions~~ on linux. see update 2

To simplify things in the long run I would recommend creating a wrapper class with requisite functions which use the appropriate API (sqlsrv_* or mssql_*) based on which extension is loaded.

Update 2: You do not need to use mssql_* functions on linux. You can connect to an ms sql server using PDO + ODBC + FreeTDS. On windows, the best performing method to connect is via PDO + ODBC + SQL Native Client since the PDO + SQLSRV driver can be incredibly slow.

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Quoting http   php net manual en intro mssql php      The MSSQL extension is not available anymore on Windows with PHP 5 3 or later    SQLSRV  an alternative driver for MS SQL is available from Microsoft     http   msdn microsoft com en-us sqlserver ff657782 aspx     Once you downloaded that  follow the instructions at this page    Loading the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server    In a nutshell      Put the driver file in your PHP extension directory    Modify the php ini file to include the driver  For example     extension php sqlsrv 53 nts vc9 dll         Restart the Web server      See Also  copied from that page    System Requirements  Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server  Getting Started Programming Guide SQLSRV Driver API Reference  Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server     The PHP Manual for the SQLSRV extension is located at http   php net manual en sqlsrv installation php and offers the following for Installation      The SQLSRV extension is enabled by adding appropriate DLL file to your PHP extension directory and the corresponding entry to the php ini file  The SQLSRV download comes with several driver files  Which driver file you use will depend on 3 factors  the PHP version you are using  whether you are using thread-safe or non-thread-safe PHP  and whether your PHP installation was compiled with the VC6 or VC9 compiler  For example  if you are running PHP 5 3  you are using non-thread-safe PHP  and your PHP installation was compiled with the VC9 compiler  you should use the php sqlsrv 53 nts vc9 dll file   You should use a non-thread-safe version compiled with the VC9 compiler if you are using IIS as your web server   If you are running PHP 5 2  you are using thread-safe PHP  and your PHP installation was compiled with the VC6 compiler  you should use the php sqlsrv 52 ts vc6 dll file     The drivers can also be used with PDO

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