Make sure that the bin32 subdirectory of your SQL Anywhere installation is in your path. The SQL Anywhere PHP extension requires the bin32 directory to be in your path.

At a command prompt, run the following command to start the SQL Anywhere sample database.

dbeng12 "%SQLANYSAMP12%\demo.db"

The command starts a database server using the sample database.

At a command prompt, change to the SDK\PHP\Examples subdirectory of your SQL Anywhere installation. Make sure that the php executable directory is included in your path. Enter the following command:

php test.php

Messages similar to the following should appear. If the PHP command is not recognized, verify that PHP is in your path.

Installation successful
Using php-5.2.11_sqlanywhere.dll
Connected successfully

If the SQL Anywhere PHP extension does not load, you can use the command "php -i" for helpful information about your PHP setup. Search for extension_dir and sqlanywhere in the output from this command.

When you are done, stop the SQL Anywhere database server by clicking Shut Down in the database server messages window.