I regularly browse the ASP.NET Weblogs for hot tips so when Hosam Kamel and Jose R. Guay Paz announced the release of the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP I decided to give it a try. The download includes a compiled help file SQLServerDriverForPHP.chm with installation instructions and sample code. I won...

It's official. You can now download version 1.0 RTM of the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP from the MSDN download site . The SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP download is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge. The SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP is a PHP 5 extension that allows for the...

La versión 1.0 del Driver de SQL Server 2005 para PHP está disponible en el sitio de descargas de MSDN. Ahora si, no hay excusas. Esta, es una extensión de PHP 5 que permite la lectura y escritura de datos almacenados en SQL Server 2005 desde scripts de PHP. La extensión provee de una interface procedural...

One of the most common tasks of any web application involves allowing a user to ‘page’ through a large amount of data. In other words, given a large result set, the task is to present the user with a manageable subset and allow him/her to navigate through the result set by viewing ‘pages’ (i.e. subsets...

For those who are not already aware of the Web Platform Installer (WPI), it's a great tool for setting up a Windows machine for Web app development and deployment. You can download the beta of WPI 2.0 or the WPI 1.0 release here . PHP itself is available via the WPI 2.0 beta. Installing PHP through...

This month the PDF version is FREE ! http://phparch.com/c/magazine/issue/97 There are SEVERAL articles for Developers working on the Microsoft Platform ! Installing PHP on Windows by Hank Janssen and Pierre A. Joye The Windows version of PHP has always lagged behind the other platforms in terms of features...

Microsoft training kits are pretty good things to explore when you start learning some new technology. Here are links to some training kits I found to be interesting and useful. Some of these live also in my laptop and when I have free moments I explore them to learn more about these technologies. So...

NOTE: This is “Misfit Data” - While I do work for Microsoft, this data is NOT “official Microsoft” data and is not endorsed or ratified by Microsoft in any way. I built and ran these tests because I was personally curious about comparative performance. If these test results cause you dizziness, vomiting...

Today we are excited to announce that the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the Microsoft ® SQL Server Driver for PHP 1.1. This version of the driver provides new capabilities for building PHP applications and support for SQL Azure as well as support for PHP version 5.3, enabling developers to build...

I get a lot of forum posting in our IIS forum asking how to develop PHP application using Microsoft SQL Server. Today I am going to explain basics of developing PHP application on Microsoft SQL Server. Let me start by stating one thing, developing PHP application on Microsoft SQL Server is really easy...