Comparing Execution Functions
The Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server provides several options for executing functions.
If you are using the SQLSRV driver, use sqlsrv_query to execute a single query and sqlsrv_prepare with sqlsrv_execute to execute a prepared statement multiple times with different parameter values for each execution.
If you are using the PDO_SQLSRV driver, you can execute a query with one of the following:
See Also
Concepts
PDO_SQLSRV Driver Reference (Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server)
Other Resources
SQLSRV Driver API Reference (Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server)