How to setup PHP to connect to MSSQL SERVER 2000

OK, I'm sorry about this, but I'm just getting confused...

I am trying to connect PHP to MSSQL, but I don't know where to setup (find) the MSSQL server name, username and password that is needed by the function mssql_connect().

Is there a manual/tutorial that tells me how to do this (complete with the MSSQL Server 2000 setup for connectivity with PHP/Other programming languages)?

Thanks

for all the mssql functions:

http://us4.php.net/mssql

for the mssql_connect:

http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.mssql-connect.php

Yes, I know that functions (thanks anyways). But I am looking for where to find the server name, username and password that I will pass into the msssql_connect function. In mysql, it was simply hostname (localhost), and the username and password are found in the my.ini file.

Is there a file in MSSQL SERVER 2000 where I can find/set-up these values (servername, username, function)? Should I create a "connection"? Maybe there is a tutorial that tells me how a programming language can connect to MSSQL?

My only experience with MSSQL was with SERVER 7 and VB6, that's it. I was developing webbies w/ PHP/MySQL before I was asked to do PHP/MSSQL.

Thanks for every help that you can give me!

I fixed it now! Whew....

1. I right clicked the Server, then selected Properties...
2. I clicked on the Security tab
3. In Authentication, I clicked SQL Server and Windows.

That's it!

What I have going is

$ServerName = "";
$dbuser = "sa";
$dbpass = "";

and it's connecting, and displaying data. Hope this all work well!

I would highly recommend not using a blank password for the sa account.....

OK. But I only used 'sa' for testing purposes...

Thanks anyways.

I seem to have the same problem as you jaypeesol: I can't connect to MSSQL from php.

Don't know what to do next, tried everything.
Where do you set-up users in MSSQL ? Can these users then be used to make a connectoin using php ????????