Title: WordPress and SQL Server
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress and SQL Server

 *  [darianva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darianva/)
 * (@darianva)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-sql-server/)
 * Hi All,
    I have done a manual deployment of WordPress on a Windows 2008 Server
   R2. PHP on its own is functioning, however trying to render [http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php](http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php)
   gives me a error about mysql. Your PHP installation appears to be missing the
   MySQL extension which is required by WordPress. Am I required to have MySQL working
   even tho I will be using a SQL server? I have already edited the config file 
   to point the config to the remote SQL server with its user login/password. Any
   help regarding WordPress and SQL server and this error would be greatful. I have
   read articles about uncommenting the mssql.dll in the php.ini, but I am curious
   if this is required if I am not using mysql. Thanks Darian

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-sql-server/#post-1883473)
 * > Am I required to have MySQL working even tho I will be using a SQL server?
 * Yes. WordPress uses MySQL. – not SQL.
 *  Thread Starter [darianva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darianva/)
 * (@darianva)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-sql-server/#post-1883537)
 * Are you saying this article is invalid:
    [http://wordpress.visitmix.com/development/installing-wordpress-on-sql-server/comment-page-1#comment-394](http://wordpress.visitmix.com/development/installing-wordpress-on-sql-server/comment-page-1#comment-394)
 * I have followed the doc, and the issue I have is when i uncomment the SQL server
   driver in the php.ini I get a 500 error for the php test that appears like the
   fastcgi handler fails:
    HTTP Error 500.0 – Internal Server Error c:\php\php-cgi.
   exe – The FastCGI process exited unexpectedly
 * anyone have experience with getting the SQL server drivers installed and loaded
   on Windows?
 * thanks
    darian

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 * Last reply from: [darianva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darianva/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-sql-server/#post-1883537)
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