Question : connect to sql database using php

I am a long time user of mysql but I have no idea how to connect to a sql database. Can someone please give me an example string using the host,user, password, and db..thanks

Answer : connect to sql database using php

Please read this...

http://www.webcheatsheet.com/PHP/connect_mssql_database.php

Also

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc793139(SQL.90).aspx