SQLSRV Driver API Reference

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The API name for the SQLSRV driver in the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server is sqlsrv. All sqlsrv functions begin with sqlsrv_ and are followed by a verb or a noun. Those followed by a verb perform some action and those followed by a noun return some form of metadata.

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The SQLSRV driver contains the following functions:

Function Description
sqlsrv_begin_transaction Begins a transaction.
sqlsrv_cancel Cancels a statement; discards any pending results for the statement.
sqlsrv_client_info Provides information about the client.
sqlsrv_close Closes a connection. Frees all resources associated with the connection.
sqlsrv_commit Commits a transaction.
sqlsrv_configure Changes error handling and logging configurations.
sqlsrv_connect Creates and opens a connection.
sqlsrv_errors Returns error and/or warning information about the last operation.
sqlsrv_execute Executes a prepared statement.
sqlsrv_fetch Makes the next row of data available for reading.
sqlsrv_fetch_array Retrieves the next row of data as a numerically indexed array, an associative array, or both.
sqlsrv_fetch_object Retrieves the next row of data as an object.
sqlsrv_field_metadata Returns field metadata.
sqlsrv_free_stmt Closes a statement. Frees all resources associated with the statement.
sqlsrv_get_config Returns the value of the specified configuration setting.
sqlsrv_get_field Retrieves a field in the current row by index. The PHP return type can be specified.
sqlsrv_has_rows Detects if a result set has one or more rows.
sqlsrv_next_result Makes the next result available for processing.
sqlsrv_num_rows Reports the number of rows in a result set.
sqlsrv_num_fields Retrieves the number of fields in an active result set.
sqlsrv_prepare Prepares a Transact-SQL query without executing it. Implicitly binds parameters.
sqlsrv_query Prepares and executes a Transact-SQL query.
sqlsrv_rollback Rolls back a transaction.
sqlsrv_rows_affected Returns the number of modified rows.
sqlsrv_send_stream_data Sends up to eight kilobytes (8 KB) of data to the server with each call to the function.
sqlsrv_server_info Provides information about the server.

Reference

PHP Manual

See Also

Overview of the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server

Constants (Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server)

Programming Guide for the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server

Getting Started with the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server