<?php
$serverName = "serverName\sqlexpres";
$connOptions = array("UID"=>"username", "PWD"=>"password", "Database"=>"dbname");
$conn = sqlsrv_connect( $serverName, $connOptions );
if( $conn === false ) {
die( print_r( sqlsrv_errors(), true));
}
//-------------------------------------
// Perform database operations here.
//-------------------------------------
// Close the connection.
sqlsrv_close( $conn );
?>