Unable to connect to msSQL database via PHP

Question

I am using the current code in attempt to access a msSQL 2005 db:

Answer 1

Try calling mssql_get_last_message() to get the last error message:

$dbhandle = mssql_connect($myServer, $myUser, $myPass)
  or die("Couldn't connect to SQL Server on $myServer. Error: " . mssql_get_last_message());