Connect to Sql Server 2000 using php + apache

I'm running an Ubuntu 10.04 server with a basic lamp setup. I'm trying to connect to a sql server 2000 database usin开发者_开发技巧g php but I have been unsuccessful so far. I've googled all that I can to no avail. Could someone please point me in the right direction?

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The mssql extension isn't included in the default PHP package on Ubuntu 10.04.

You have to install it using apt-get install php5-mssql. It's working for me.

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Have you seen this documentation?

http://php.net/manual/en/book.mssql.php