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 A: Please ensure you have enabled TCP access using **SQL Server Configuration Manager** and [opened firewall ports](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175043.aspx).
 
-*Q: I just installed SQL Server, but it says that it cannot connect.*
+*Q: I just installed SQL Server, but it says that it cannot connect*
 
 A: Sometimes SQL Server will be installed as a non-default instance name, e.g. "SQLExpress" instead of "MSSQLSERVER" (the default.)
 If this is the case, you'll need to declare the instance name when setting the server in your PHP database configuration. For example: **(local)\SQLExpress**. The first part before the slash indicates the server host, or IP address. In this case, (local) indicates localhost, which is the same server PHP is running on. The second part is the SQL Server instance name to connect to.