> I primarily code in asp - but there's a PHP problem on my > desk. In asp you can set up an odbc connection specifying > the direct path to the database or a DNS-less connection > telling the server to map it for you. Can you set up a > DNS-less connection with PHP? If so can someone send a > typical connection string set for it? I know nothing about PHP, but googling "PHP DSNless connection strings" turned up this: http://phplens.com/phpeverywhere/node/view/9?PHPSESSID=30bd2f9b11b89ca3c24fa aa77dc68f49#dsnless Hope that helps. Ron