Last week, Microsoft held a virtual conference to announce the availability of SQL Server 2012. The conference included a number of events (speakers, videos, training activities, etc.) that focused on the new functionality available in this release . Now that most of the fanfare has died down a bit, I’d like to take a look at what some of that new functionality means for PHP developers. Combined with the release of the Microsoft Driver for SQL Server for PHP , I think the SQL Server 2012 release makes some big improvements in developing PHP/SQL Server applications. Easier Setup of Your Development Environment If you have used SQL Server Express in the past, you may not have been overjoyed at the time it took to download, install, and configure Read More...

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