Title: SQL Server 2000
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# SQL Server 2000

 *  Anonymous
 * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-server-2000/)
 * Can one use SQL Server 2000 as the backend? I cannot put MySQL on my web server
   as we are an MS only shop.
    gogman

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 *  [jerryhung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerryhung/)
 * (@jerryhung)
 * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-server-2000/#post-43793)
 * I think it’s a bit difficult to do………… unless you plan to go through WordPress
   and replace all MySQL functions with ADODB library (which supports multi-databases,
   including SQL 2000)
    why can’t you install MySQL on a IIS machine? it’s Free (
   for personal)…….I think it’s easier that way, then porting WP to M$ products
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous
 * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-server-2000/#post-43794)
 * To expand on the above, I do have WP installed with PHP (slipped that on the 
   server) the only hurdle is the databse connection.
    On the off chance it might
   work I created the DB in SQL 2K, and setup the login (you know the drill) Alas,
   no connection. I did browse the hacks to see if a SQL2K hack was arround (I’d
   try and write one, but a PHP master I am not)… So, it sits idle giving me the“
   Error establishing a database connection! This probably means that the connection
   information in youn wp-config.php file is incorrect. Double check it and try 
   again.” message. Thanks in advance… -gogman-
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous
 * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-server-2000/#post-43795)
 * Damn, that was fast reply!
    Well, it is a commercial (business) machine.. This
   is my subversive attempt at bringing in some different code and trying to wean
   our company off MS stuff. I suppose I can go thru and change the code… bleh..
   Oh well… -gogman-
 *  [jerryhung](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jerryhung/)
 * (@jerryhung)
 * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-server-2000/#post-43796)
 * I wish you success, and be prepared though 🙂
    PostgreSQL is similar to MySQL,
   and the change work didn’t seem pretty at all [http://wordpress.org/support/7/549](http://wordpress.org/support/7/549)
   Could be easier to sneak a MySQL onto a non-commercial testbox machine and use
   it for WP
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous
 * [22 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-server-2000/#post-43797)
 * I’d love to sneak it on to a test box, but we have no test box at our server 
   CoLo.
    I suppose I could flop it on a machine here and setup some sort of Rube
   Goldberg VPN solution to the MySQL server 🙂 Oh well, I’ll get this puppy working.
   Stupid coporate policies.. Might just have to step up to the plate and lend a
   hand to doing a port. Thanks for the quick replies Jerry! -gogman-
 *  [CCI](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cci/)
 * (@cci)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-server-2000/#post-44626)
 * -gogman-
    Did you resolve your quest to blog without My SQL?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sql-server-2000/#post-44627)
 * I don’t think anybody did. Yet 🙂
    (btw, the thread is from April 2004 – a little
   bit old…)

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