[Snippet] Installation of MS SQL Libraries on Ubuntu
Posted on February 9, 2010
Can't find php-mssql? Nah, its gone. Use php-sybase which contains both libraries now. Remember, make sure FreeTDS is installed aswell.
FreeTDS installation directory is not a FreeTDS installation directory
Posted on December 3, 2009
I recently discovered an error whilst trying to (re)install an older PHP version on a client's server. My client required PHP recompiling with MS SQL support. This in turn requires FreeTDS. Installing FreeTDS is very simple, but PHP wasn't.
Upgrading from SQL 2000 to 2005 Error -1
Posted on November 25, 2009
Ever had your Upgrade Advisor return an error while upgrading an instance of SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005?
UpgradeAdvisor returned -1 .
I have, in two different circumstances,
- While choosing an instance from the installed instances and choosing one of them to upgrade.
- While running upgrade advisor exclusively.