SQL Server FAQs - PHP ODBC Functions - Connection and Query Execution

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A collection of 14 FAQs on using PHP ODBC functions to connect to SQL Server databases. Clear explanations and tutorial exercises are provided on testing ODBC DSN settings; creating connection to a SQL Server through a DSN; executing SQL statements; looping through result set; Executing prepared statements. Topics included in this collections:

Requirements to Use ODBC Connections in PHP

Commonly Used ODBC Functions in PHP

Testing ODBC DSN Connection Settings

odbc_connect() - Connecting to a SQL Server through an ODBC DSN

odbc_data_source() - Listing All DSN Entries

odbc_exec() - Executing SQL Statements

odbc_errormsg() - Retrieving ODBC Error Messages

Turning Off PHP Warning Messages for ODBC Connection

Returning Result from Query with ODBC Connection

odbc_fetch_row() - Looping through Result Set Objects

odbc_result() - Retrieve Field Values

odbc_tables() - Listing All Tables in the Database

odbc_columns() - Listing All Columns in a Table

odbc_prepare() - Creating Prepared Statements

Please note that all answers and tutorials are based on SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and PHP 5 on Windows XP. To follow tutorial exercises in this collection, you need to use test tables created from previous tutorial collections.

⇒ Requirements to Use ODBC Connections in PHP

⇐ Connecting Windows Applications to SQL Servers via ODBC

⇑⇑ SQL Server Connection Tutorials

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