⟩ Where to Find ntwdblib.dll Version 2000.80.194.0?
You know that the copy of ntwdblib.dll version 2000.2.8.0 included in Windows binary version of PHP 5.2.3 does not work with MS SQL Server 2005. You need to get a new version of ntwdblib.dll.
One way to get a free copy of ntwdblib.dll is to download MS SQL Server 2000 SP4 from Microsoft Website. It contains a copy of ntwdblib.dll version 2000.80.194.0 in the system directory.
Copy ntwdblib.dll from SQL Server 2000 SP4 package to C: twdblib.dll-new. Check the properties of this file, you will see the version is 2000.80.194.0. Enter this single-statement script, fyi-center.php, for testing:
<?php
mssql_connect('LOCALHOST','sa','GlobalGuideLine');
?>