Okay, been trying to get to grips with mssql and php for a while now, and I've been told that if my server enables the mssql library, it all should be just fine. Problem is this - my host can't enable the extensions for whatever reason. So, the suggestion now (from the server) is to use a wildcard connection through mysql. I've been programming php for a while now, and never heard of this, nor does a search on this forum come back with any results. Basically , the notes that I have on this (passed through someone unfamiliar with php or mysql/mssql - I hate missing phone calls...) is connection as such -

Server = IP or domain address
User = database username
Password = database password prefixed with CPanel.

It's the last that I don't get. I'm not trying to hit a database over which I have any control - it's a commerical database system used nationwide, and I don't even know where the physical server is located, let alone do I have control panel access to the system.

Has anyone ever done anything remotely similar to this before? Or have any suggestions on where to look or what to ask? Or, really, any help, advice, and/or commiseration would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks all!

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