FreeTDS Development Group

["Wasson, Tim" <WassonT AT kochind.com>]

Is your database defined in the freetds/interfaces file?


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> From: aellist [SMTP:aellist AT chg.mc.duke.edu]
> Sent: Monday,December 11,2000 1:45 PM
> To:   TDS Development Group
> Subject:      [freetds] syntax for connecting to database with FreeTDS?
> 
> I have been working with our Unix admin to get a connection working
> between
> PHP 4.03pl1 and Sybase 11.5, running on Apache and Solaris. Needless to
> say,
> it has not been smooth sailing. Our final solution (at this point) is to
> use
> FreeTDS. It has been compiled into PHP without a problem.
> 
> I am not able to connect to the sybase server using PHP, and I want to
> make
> sure I don't need to do something special to use FreeTDS. (this will help
> eliminate 1 of several possible problems in the setup).
> 
> Currently, I'm just trying:
> <?
> if (sybase_connect("$SERVER_IP_PORT","$USER","$PASS")) echo
> "CONNECTED!!!";
> ?>
> 
> The variables are correct. But PHP returns the following error:
> "Warning: Sybase: Unable to connect in /usr/http/htdocs/test.php on line
> 11"
> 
> As a complete newbie to FreeTDS, could you please let me know if I need to
> use a different function or syntax to connect using FreeTDS. Conversely,
> let
> me know if I'm doing this correctly so that I can move onto other possible
> causes of the problem.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Andrew Elliston
> 
> Center for Human Genetics
> Duke University
> 
> 
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