public static function connect() { global $db; $serverName = $db['dbhost'] . ', ' . $db['dbport']; //serverName\instanceName, portNumber (default is 1433) $connectionInfo = array("Database" => $db['dbname'], "UID" => $db['dbuser'], "PWD" => $db['dbpass']); $conn = sqlsrv_connect($serverName, $connectionInfo); if ($conn) { self::$dbConnect = $conn; return $conn; } else { self::$error = sqlsrv_errors(); return false; } }