Can't Install FreeTDS via Yum Package Manager

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I tried following the instructions in the article below but it says, "No package freetds available." http://www.hosting.com/support/linux/installing-freetds-for-linux/ This is my I/O: ``` [root@mydomain ~]# yum search freetds Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirror.web-ster.com * extras: mirror.beyondhosting.net * updates: mirrors.sonic.net =============================== Matched: freetds =============================== php-mssql.x86_64 : MSSQL database module for PHP [root@mydomain ~]# yum install freetds Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirror.web-ster.com * extras: mirror.beyondhosting.net * updates: mirrors.sonic.net Setting up Install Process No package freetds available. Error: Nothing to do ``` How can I install freetds? I am just trying to connect to SQL Server! Edit: After `yum install php-mssql`: ``` [root@mydomain ~]# yum install php-mssql Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mi…

Accepted Answer

As adopted from Benny Hill's comment above, this is what got freetds installed for me:

```
rpm -ivh ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/dag/redhat/el6/en/x86_64/dag/RPMS/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm

cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
wget http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi.repo

yum install freetds
yum install freetds-devel
yum install --enablerepo=remi php-mssql
```

Adopted from https://gist.github.com/shf/2052432

Can't Install FreeTDS via Yum Package Manager

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