php man page for mssql_connect

MSSQL_CONNECT(3)														  MSSQL_CONNECT(3)

mssql_connect - Open MS SQL server connection

SYNOPSIS
       resource mssql_connect ([string	$servername], [string  $username], [string  $password], [bool  $new_link = false])

DESCRIPTION
       mssql_connect(3) establishes a connection to a MS SQL server.

	The  link  to  the  server  will  be  closed as soon as the execution of the script ends, unless it's closed earlier by explicitly calling
       mssql_close(3).

PARAMETERS
	      o $servername
		- The MS SQL server. It can also include a port number, e.g.  hostname:port (Linux), or hostname,port (Windows).

	      o $username
		- The username.

	      o $password
		- The password.

	      o $new_link
		- If a second call is made to mssql_connect(3) with the same arguments, no new link will be established,  but  instead,  the  link
		identifier  of	the  already opened link will be returned. This parameter modifies this behavior and makes mssql_connect(3) always
		open a new link, even if mssql_connect(3) was called before with the same parameters.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns a MS SQL link identifier on success, or FALSE on error.

CHANGELOG
       +--------+------------------------------------+
       |Version |				     |
       |	|				     |
       |	|	     Description	     |
       |	|				     |
       +--------+------------------------------------+
       | 5.1.0	|				     |
       |	|				     |
       |	|  The $new_link parameter was added |
       |	|				     |
       +--------+------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      mssql_connect(3) example

	      <?php
	      // Server in the this format: <computer><instance name> or
	      // <server>,<port> when using a non default port number
	      $server = 'KALLESPCSQLEXPRESS';

	      // Connect to MSSQL
	      $link = mssql_connect($server, 'sa', 'phpfi');

	      if (!$link) {
		  die('Something went wrong while connecting to MSSQL');
	      }
	      ?>

SEE ALSO
       mssql_close(3), mssql_pconnect(3).

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