Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/03/64 11:43

kirpi@kirpi.it wrote:
> There is an SQLServer database somewhere, and I would like to grab and
> publish some data to my web pages.
> I was told: "please, do", and given server address, database name, id,
> and password.
>
> My site is hosted on Linux at aruba.it and I do not have root rights,
> nor any chance to edit whatever server setup. All I can do is use the
> available tools, which you cand find here http://62.149.140.28/ver.php
>
> All I need is query for a few data with an easy SELECT and publish on
> the web.
>
> Question: would that be possible or impossible?
>
> Thank you
>

Hmmm, you're going to have to get your host to help you here.

It's possible, but to access MS SQL you need to have some extensions
added. If you're hosting is on Windows, you'll need the MS SQL Client
tools. If you're running on UNIX, you'll need the FreeTDS library
(http://www.freetds.org) library. Alternatively, the Sybase functions
are supposed to work because they two are compatible protocol-wise, but
I've never tried it.

Depending on your host, they may or may not be willing to install these
for you.




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