mssql_connect blank

[mirali00]

Hello,

This is a strange one! I'm getting blank results for mssql_connect. I created a simple testmssql.php page with the following code:

<?php
if (function_exists('mssql_connect')) {
die("Your PHP installation does not have MSSQL support.");
}

echo "Connecting...";
echo "<BR>";

$hostname = "ServerName";
$username = "UserName";
$password = "pwd";

$db = mssql_connect ($hostname, $username, $password);

if ($db){
echo "no connection";
}else{
echo "connected";
}

?>

Here's the strange part:
1) I get a blank respone for mssql_connect function
2) Even, stranger, if I shut down IIS, this works like a charm!!

My Environment:
PHP 5.2.6.6 (Installed C:\Program Files\PHP)
IIS 6.0 (Windows Server 2003)
.php configured to ""C:\Progra m Files\PHP\php-cgi.exe", All Verbs, Script Engine checked.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
M

Troubleshooting Step:
I removed the @ from @mssql_connect and I get the following error:
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function mssql_connect() in ..... line 15.

[dlite922]

Get linux or get Apache. Dropping IIS will save you lots of headaches in the future as well.

[Markus]

I believe your logic is flawed: function_exists () returns true or false depending on whether the function exists - just as the name implies. You, however, check if the function exists and if it does you kill the script! Maybe that's not the problem, because you should get errors either way.

Using PHP on IIS never seemed logical to me: this is M$ we're talking about, and when have they ever catered to others needs?