title: Can I use MS SQL Server as the backing database for Joomla?
body: <p>Joomla is an open-source CMS written in PHP, that originally was based on Apache, MySQL, and Linux.</p>
  
  <p>Now it runs on IIS + Windows.  </p>
  
  <p>Can I install it on my Windows machine, using MS SQL Server instead of MySQL? </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZKjmr.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>I have seen <a href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/installing-joomla-sql-server?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=PHP" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a video</a> showing a person doing this.  But when I download the joomla installer, it's not possible to install it onto MS SQL.</p>