Connecting to the Server

The topics in this section describe the options and procedures for connecting to SQL Server with the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server.

The Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server can connect to SQL Server by using Windows Authentication or by using SQL Server Authentication. By default, the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server try to connect to the server by using Windows Authentication.

In This Section

Topic	Description
How to: Connect Using Windows Authentication	Describes how to establish a connection by using Windows Authentication.
How to: Connect Using SQL Server Authentication	Describes how to establish a connection by using SQL Server Authentication.
How to: Connect on a Specified Port	Describes how to connect to the server on a specific port.
Connection Pooling	Provides information about connection pooling in the driver.
How to: Disable Multiple Active Resultsets (MARS)	Describes how to disable the MARS feature when making a connection. This feature was added in version 1.1 of the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server.
Connection Options	Lists the options that are permitted in the associative array that contains connection attributes.

See Also

Tasks

Example Application (SQLSRV Driver)

Other Resources

Programming Guide