This is not true.
At my last job (SQLServer 2000, < 1 year ago), we used the mssql_* functions (with FreeTDS) to process approx 10,000 financial transactions (>$1M USD) per day.
This _MAY_ be partially true (ie, "ODBC is better") on windows, but the mssql_* functions DO work.
Additionally, if MSFT is providing a new API (and deprecating the old one), perhaps mssqli_* functions need to be greated, MySQL-4.1-style.
Anyway, this should be reported as a bug, if it is, in fact, a bug.
S
A word of advice: DO NOT USE THIS API
We learned the hard way that the mssql_* functions use an outdated DLL/protocol which MSFT barely supports in the current version and won't support at all in the next. These APIs are slow and outdated and often just broken.
The solution is to use ODBC when you connect to SQL Server. ODBC is usually the fastest way to talk to SQL Server. The mssql_xxx API should be officially deprecated by PHP imho...
