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Expand Up @@ -330,6 +330,16 @@ $result = mssql_query($query);
running with sufficient privileges, the attacker would now have an
account with which to access this machine.
</para>
<note>
<simpara>
The <function>mssql_query</function> function belonged to the
<literal>mssql</literal> extension, which was
<link linkend="migration70.removed-exts-sapis">removed in PHP 7.0.0</link>.
It is used here only to illustrate the attack; current code connecting
to MSSQL Server should use the <link linkend="book.sqlsrv">sqlsrv</link> or
<link linkend="ref.pdo-sqlsrv">pdo_sqlsrv</link> extensions instead.
</simpara>
</note>
<note>
<para>
Some examples above are tied to a specific database server, but it
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