With the release of SQL Server Driver for PHP 2.0 CTP (CTP is Microsoft's code word for Beta) which is available for download now, SQL Server now includes a PDO API—separate from the SQL Server native API, but sharing a common layer of core features—which will allow PHP to use PDO to connect with SQL Server. The goal is to make it easier for developers to support multiple databases with their applications and to make it easier for popular PHP applications to offer a SQL server option. A shining example of this is a beta version of Drupal 7 running on SQL Server which was announced in tandem with the SQL Server PDO API at DrupalCon 2010. Official word is that we will not see a release candidate for Drupal 7 until the issues queue is empty, but there is an alpha version to play with to tide you over.
Microsoft is planning on releasing CTPs regularly, so be sure to send them feedback on their SQL Server Driver for PHP forum or by commenting on the team's blog. More information is available by visiting SQL Server’s Connect site.
With the release of SQL Server Driver for PHP 2.0 CTP (CTP is Microsoft's code word for Beta) which is available for download now, SQL Server now includes a PDO API—separate from the SQL Server native API, but sharing a common layer of core features—which will allow PHP to use PDO to connect with SQL Server. The goal is to make it easier for developers to support multiple databases with their applications and to make it easier for popular PHP applications to offer a SQL server option. A shining example of this is a beta version of Drupal 7 running on SQL Server which was announced in tandem with the SQL Server PDO API at DrupalCon 2010. Official word is that we will not see a release candidate for Drupal 7 until the issues queue is empty, but there is an alpha version to play with to tide you over.
Microsoft is planning on releasing CTPs regularly, so be sure to send them feedback on their SQL Server Driver for PHP forum or by commenting on the team's blog. More information is available by visiting SQL Server’s Connect site.
