How to install mssql php extension on linux or cpanel server?

Following modules are need to be installed before enabling the MSSQL extension for PHP on server.

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a) unixODBC
b) freeTDS
c) PHP mssql.so
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Setup 1: Install unixODBC package :

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# wget http://www.unixodbc.org/unixODBC-2.2.14-p2.tar.gz //You can download latest tar file
# tar -xvzf unixODBC-2.2.12.tar.gz
# cd unixODBC-2.2.12
# ./configure -prefix=/usr/local -enable-gui=no
# make
# make install
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Step 2: Install freeTDS package :

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#wget ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/ALPHA/freetds/stable/freetds-stable.tgz
# tar -xvzf freetds-stable.tgz
# cd freetds-0.82
# ./configure -with-tdsver=8.0 -with-unixODBC=/usr/local
# make
# make install
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Step 3: Configuration freeTDS : -

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#cd freetds-0.82
# vi freetds.conf file and add the entry for the MS SQL server.

Quote:
[MSHOSTNAME]
host = MSHOSTNAME //hostname or IP address of mssql server
port = 1433 //port of the mssql server, default 1433
tds version = 8.0
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Step 4: Getting the mssql.so file :

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In Cpanel servers the extensions are located in

# cd /home/cpeasyapache/src/php-5.2.9/ext/mssql/
# phpize
# ./configure
# make
# make install
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This commands will automatically create a copy of mssql.so in the installed extension in the following folder.

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/usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20060613
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Now do the following :
php -i |grep php.ini //to find out global php.ini on the server.

# echo "extension=mssql.so" >> /usr/local/lib/php.ini

Step 6: Restarting Apache Server!

# /etc/init.d/httpd restart
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