The following sqlsrv functions are new in this release:

• sqlsrv_configure
  
• sqlsrv_fetch_object
  
• sqlsrv_get_config
  
• sqlsrv_num_fields
  

See the API Reference for a complete list of function names and signatures.

Numeric arrays returned by sqlsrv_fetch_array now start with index zero (0). Fields returned by sqlsrv_get_field now start with index zero (0). For more information, see How to: Retrieve Data as an Array and How to: Retrieve a Single Field.

By default, warnings that are generated by calls to sqlsrv functions are now treated as errors. For more information, see sqlsrv_errors and Handling Errors and Warnings.

For a complete list of supported connection attributes, see sqlsrv_connect.

By default, connection pooling is turned on in the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP. For more information, see Connection Pooling.

By default, all stream data is sent to the server at the time of query execution. This behavior can be turned off so that up to eight kilobytes (8 KB) of stream data is sent to the server with each call to sqlsrv_send_stream_data. For more information, see How to: Send Stream Data.

For a complete list of supported SQL Server data types, see the SQLTYPE Constants section of SQLSRV Constants (SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP). For information about how to specify SQL Server data types, see How to: Specify SQL Server Data Types.

By default, the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP converts data to PHP data types when retrieving data from the server. Some of the default conversions have changed for this release. For a complete list of the default PHP data types, see Default PHP Data Types. For information about how to specify PHP data types, see How to: Specify PHP Data Types.

The new sqlsrv_configure function is now used to configure all logging settings. For more information, see Logging Activity.