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Re: cannot authenticate to MSSQL database from BASE

From: "Michael Steele" <michaels () winsnort com>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:32:10 -0500
No, the guide does not tell you to place the 'test.php' in 'wwwroot/base'
folder, and test. Testing PHP happens way before the base folder is created.

 

If the 'test.php'  file from the winsnort software pack successfully
executes in the 'wwwroot/base' folder, and after executing the 'testing.php'
file in that same folder only displays text, then the problem with the
'testing.php' file.

 

Text editors can do some strange things with text files. Just because a .php
extension is placed on a file, PHP may not see it as a legitimate .php file.
Varied results could happen, like text being displayed. 

 

With WordPad, how a file is loaded, is how its saved back. The reason why
the guide specifically tells the installer to right click the file and load,
is to make sure the file keeps its attributes intact when its saved back.

 

Kindest regards,

Michael...

 

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From: tadios tefera [mailto:ttefera () gmail com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:23 AM
To: Jeremy Hoel
Cc: Billy Marshall; snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: Re: [Snort-users] cannot authenticate to MSSQL database from BASE

 

How can I confirm php is executing?

 

Per the documentation on Winsnort.com on how to setup snort and Base on
Windows, I have followed the test procedure to verify that php is executing.

the procedure states, to place a test.php file in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\base.
The from a browser to execute test.php by http://ServerName/base/test.php

Test.php contains the following:

<?php
 
    phpinfo();
 
?>

 

The outcome on my browser is what is expected per the documentation on
Winsnort.com; it is a table showing php version, system, build date,
configure command, server api, etc....

 

Is this not a sufficient way to confirm that php is executing?

 

 


 

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Jeremy Hoel <jthoel () gmail com> wrote:

Err.. sorry.  Got cut off at work

php is not parsing the file correctly.. it's not being interpreted by
the web server.




On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Jeremy Hoel <jthoel () gmail com> wrote:

if you just see the text of the php file and not the rendered version,
then php isn't executing..

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:43 PM, tadios tefera <ttefera () gmail com> wrote:

I am new to php and base...
How exactly should I be using this test?
If I save it as testing.php in the c:\inetpub\wwwroot\base, and attempt

to

run it from a browser by http://ServerName/base/testing.php, i just get

the

text content of the testing.php displayed in the browser.

any suggestions?



On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Billy Marshall

<Billy.Marshall () state co us>

wrote:


tad,

To test MSSQL basic connect using ADOdb is:


include('/path/to/set/here/adodb.inc.php');
$db =& ADONewConnection('odbc_mssql');

$dsn = "Driver={SQL Server};Server=localhost;Database=northwind;";
$db->Connect($dsn,'userid','password');

or if you prefer to use the mssql extension (which is limited to mssql

6.5

functionality):

         $db =& ADONewConnection('mssql');

         $db->Execute('localhost', 'userid', 'password', 'northwind');



tadios tefera <ttefera () gmail com> 1/26/2012 4:02 PM >>>


not sure if my earlier message was delivered....

I have placed the connect.php file you attached in the "base" folder on
the IIS server.

I have adjusted the authencitation info (password, etc...) for our SQL
server:
$serverName = "SERVER-B";
$usr="snort";
$pwd="mypassword";
$db="snort";

And then I attempted to test by going to

http://SERVER-C/base/connect.php

; this is the reponse I got:
"Fatal error: Call to undefined function sqlsrv_connect() in
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\base\connect.php on line 11"

In my scenario, SERVER-B is the MSSQL server and SERVER-C is the IIS
server.

Am I using the connect.php DB connection test file as you anticipated?

Thanks,

Tad.

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:34 PM, tadios tefera <ttefera () gmail com>

wrote:


Thank you for your response Michael,
I have placed the connect.php file you attached in the "base" folder on
the IIS server.
I have adjusted the authencitation info (password, etc...) for our SQL
server:
$serverName = "SERVER-B";
$usr="snort";
$pwd="mypassword";
$db="snort";
And then I attempted to test by going to

http://SERVER-C/base/connect.php

; this is the reponse I got:
"Fatal error: Call to undefined function sqlsrv_connect() in
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\base\connect.php on line 11"
In my scenario, SERVER-B is the MSSQL server and SERVER-C is the IIS
server.
Am I using the connect.php DB connection test file as you anticipated?
Thanks,
Tad.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Michael Steele

<michaels () winsnort com>

wrote:


You might be able to use the attached .php file to test the DB
connection and users credentials to the remote MSSQL database.

Kindest regards,

Michael...

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From: tadios tefera [mailto:ttefera () gmail com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 11:31 AM
To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
Subject: [Snort-users] cannot authenticate to MSSQL database from BASE

Hi,

I have managed to get Snort 2.9.2 working on Windows 2008 R2 Servers.

The generated data from Snort is being placed in an mssql database.

My setup is as follows:

- Snort on a SERVER-A

- Database (MSSQL) on SERVER-B

- Web Portal (IIS7) on SERVER-C

But I am baffled as to how I can access the Snort data from the
database.

I have installed and configured base, adodb, and php on IIS7 and all
indications are that the installs/configurations are correct.

When I access the "base" site from a browser: http://SERVER-C/base , I
get the following error:

------------------------------------------

Warning: mssql_connect() [function.mssql-connect]: Unable to connect

to

server: SERVER-B in C:\WinIDS\adodb\drivers\adodb-mssql.inc.php on

line 556


Error connecting to DB : snort@SERVER-B

Check the DB connection variables in base_conf.php
= $alert_dbname : MySQL database name where the alerts are stored
= $alert_host : host where the database is stored
= $alert_port : port where the database is stored
= $alert_user : username into the database
= $alert_password : password for the username

------------------------------------------

I have verified numberous times that the dbname, host, port, user and
password information are entered correctly in the base_conf.php file.

I have also tried changing hostname with IP and resetting the password
on the database instance with no luck.

I looked into the SQL server logs and it shows encryption is required
for this communication. The exact error message in the mssql logs is:

"Encryption is required to connect to this server but the client

library

does not support encryption; the connection has been closed. Please

upgrade

your client library. [CLIENT: 192.168.15.111]"

Client with IP 192.168.15.111 is SERVER-C.

My question is, how do I configure authentication encryption to access
this database from Base?

Thanks,

Tad.












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