Trying to connect to MSSQL from Ubuntu PHP Server

Question

So I've gone around in circles for a few days now and I need help.

The setup.

• Laravel Homestead VM
• Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
• PHP 7.1.11-1

The problem:

I have a simple script setup to test a DB connection. Whenever I hit the script though and it trys I get the following error:

This extension requires the Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 or 13 for SQL Server. Access the following URL to download the ODBC Driver 11 or 13 for SQL Server for x64: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=163712

What I've Done:

So, I have the latest and greatest SQL Server drivers installed. If you follow this link Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server , you'll find that when you download them, MS gives you a really good guide. I have the extensions correctly (I think) being called from within my php.ini files (FPM, Apache2, and CLI).

Somewhere I read that there's a problem connecting to SQL Server 12. So I actually downloaded and installed a preview version of the PDO and Sqlsrv drivers that MS offered, and still same error.

Lastly, I followed this instructional guide PHP Ubuntu MS SQL after a search, and low and behold, from the command line, using sqlcmd I can connect, but still from the script... nothing.

I don't know where to go from here.

Answer 1

So, after running through this tut again, it's seemingly working.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/developer-get-started/php/ubuntu/step/2.html

So, not exactly sure what it could be.