Php help

i have a login script and downloaded the microsoft sql. But when i start the sql server it always promt me that "action can't be perform". What do i need to do?

Are you testing it locally? It sounds like you are.

To test a PHP file locally you need to set up your local system to act as a server, to do that you would need to install....

Apache HTTP Server (allows your system to act as a server):
http://www.apache.org/

PHP (allows you to use PHP on your server):
http://www.php.net/

mySQL (allows you to use a mySQL database on your server):
http://www.mysql.com/

Otherwise you would just need to upload your server and make sure your host supports PHP and supplies at least 1 mySQL database.

thanks lostinbet!!! very appricate your help

He says he downloaded the microsoft sql.

The microsoft sql is better than mySQL in a few ways but the main one is that it has stored functions and proceedures to make life easier.

He wouldnt need to download mySQL.

How like microshaft.

true r0bin.... I just got caught up... hehe. I use mySQL so it was a natural reaction to type that.