What is the recommended way to install and integrate a Microsoft SQL server in PHP?

To install and integrate a Microsoft SQL Server in PHP, you can use the SQLSRV extension provided by Microsoft. This extension allows PHP to communicate with SQL Server databases. You will need to download and install the SQLSRV extension, configure it in your php.ini file, and then use the appropriate functions to connect to and query the SQL Server database. 

// Connect to SQL Server
$serverName = "your_server_name";
$connectionOptions = array(
    "Database" => "your_database_name",
    "Uid" => "your_username",
    "PWD" => "your_password"
);
$conn = sqlsrv_connect($serverName, $connectionOptions);

// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
    die(print_r(sqlsrv_errors(), true));
}

// Query the database
$sql = "SELECT * FROM your_table";
$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $sql);

// Fetch results
while ($row = sqlsrv_fetch_array($stmt, SQLSRV_FETCH_ASSOC)) {
    echo $row['column_name'] . "<br />";
}

// Close connection
sqlsrv_close($conn);

Keywords

Microsoft SQL Server PHP installation integration database connectivity

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