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Asked: 2026-05-25T14:48:04+00:00

I generally use linux servers and program in PHP (plus other associated technologies) with

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I generally use linux servers and program in PHP (plus other associated technologies) with mysql databases. A client has existing ASP sites using MSSQL databases on a Windows server and wants some new sites created on their server using their MSSQL database as the main data source. I have used ASP in the past but much prefer PHP so would rather use this.

I just wanted to confirm that i’m right in saying as long as the server has PHP installed (which it does) then there’s no reason I can’t create a PHP site on the Windows server and just use different connectors to connect to the MSSQL db (rather than what i would usually use for connecting to a MYSQL db). Presumably (other than the different connect/query code) this would work in pretty much the same way as with a linux setup with mysql and i could then code the site in PHP but use their existing datasource?

I would be extremely grateful if anyone could confirm i’m right in saying this and if there’s any other issues that might cause any problems?

Thanks so much for your help as ever,

Dave

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  1. Editorial Team

    There are two different libraries to connect to SQL Server from PHP:

    I’ve basically worked with the second one and I can say it’s a very interesting product. It’s robust, it has a very nice interface and it’s totally up-to-date. But what I like most is that it has very nice features. E.g.:

    • It can return dates as PHP DateTime objects
    • It provides a PDO driver

    The only drawback of using SQL Server is that there isn’t an easy way to write a cross-platform app but I understand it isn’t problem in your case.

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