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Microsoft SQL Server
mssqlnative
Driver Name | mssqlnative |
Status | Active |
Windows | Yes |
Unix | No |
This driver was contributed by Microsoft and provides connections to SQL server databases greater than version 2000. It requires PHP version 5.3 or greater, Microsoft native client software and the appropriate PHP driver.
Sequences are supported in native mode in SQL Sever 2012, and emulated in earlier versions.
mssql (Windows)
Driver Name | mssql |
Status | Deprecated |
Windows | Yes |
Unix | No |
This driver was the primary connection method to SQL Server databases up to PHP Version 5.2. Tagged:
mssql (Unix)
Driver Name | mssql |
Status | Active |
Windows | No |
Unix | Yes |
This driver provides access to Microsoft SQL Server databases from unix systems via Freetds Tagged:
mssqlpo
Driver Name | mssqlpo |
Status | Active (Unix Only) |
Windows | Yes |
Unix | Yes |
This driver provides undocumented portability to the mssql driver
Tagged:
mssql_n
Driver Name | mssqlpo |
Status | Deprecated |
Windows | No |
Unix | Yes |
This driver appears to provide Unicode enhancements to the mssql driver
Tagged: