ok, followed the howto guide http://howtoforge.com/php5_mssql_debian_etch_free_tds_unix_odbc and when i run Code: #isql -v DSN_NAME <myusername> <mypassword> i get: Code: [IM002][unixODBC][Driver Manager]Data source name not found, and no default driver specified [ISQL]ERROR: Could not SQLConnect my tds.dsn.template file is correct [server ip, database to use, port] so i'm wondering why i can't seem to connect, anyone have any ideas?