The following instructions assume a clean environment and show how to install PHP 7.x, the Microsoft ODBC driver, Apache, and the Microsoft drivers for PHP for Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.10, RedHat 7, Debian 8 and 9, Suse 12, and macOS X 10.11 and 10.12. These instructions advise installing the drivers using PECL, but you can also download the prebuilt binaries from the [Microsoft Drivers for PHP for Microsoft SQL Server](https://github.com/Microsoft/msphpsql/releases) Github project page and install them following the instructions in [Loading the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for Microsoft SQL Server](../../connect/php/loading-the-php-sql-driver.md). For an explanation of extension loading and why we do not add the extensions to php.ini, see the section on [loading the drivers](../../connect/php/loading-the-php-sql-driver.md##loading-the-driver-at-php-startup).
These instruction install PHP 7.2 by default -- see the notes at the beginning of each section to install PHP 7.0 or 7.1.
## Contents of this page:
- [Installing the drivers on Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.10](#installing-the-drivers-on-ubuntu-1604-and-1710)
- [Installing the drivers on Red Hat 7](#installing-the-drivers-on-red-hat-7)
- [Installing the drivers on Debian 8 and 9](#installing-the-drivers-on-debian-8-and-9)
- [Installing the drivers on Suse 12](#installing-the-drivers-on-suse-12)
- [Installing the drivers on macOS El Capitan and Sierra](#installing-the-drivers-on-macos-el-capitan-and-sierra)
## Installing the drivers on Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.10
> [!NOTE]
> To install PHP 7.0 or 7.1, replace 7.2 with 7.0 or 7.1 in the following commands.
Install the ODBC driver for Ubuntu by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](../../connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server.md).
Install the ODBC driver for Red Hat 7 by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](../../connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server.md).
Compiling the PHP drivers with PECL with PHP 7.2 requires a more recent GCC than the default:
An issue in PECL may prevent correct installation of the latest version of the drivers even if you have upgraded GCC. To install, download the packages and compile manually:
You can alternatively download the prebuilt binaries from the [Github project page](https://github.com/Microsoft/msphpsql/releases), or install from the Remi repo:
```
sudo yum install php-sqlsrv php-pdo_sqlsrv
```
### Step 4. Install Apache
```
sudo yum install httpd
```
SELinux is installed by default and runs in Enforcing mode. To allow Apache to connect to databases through SELinux, run the following command:
```
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect_db 1
```
### Step 5. Restart Apache and test the sample script
```
sudo apachectl restart
```
To test your installation, see [Testing your installation](#testing-your-installation) at the end of this document.
## Installing the drivers on Debian 8 and 9
> [!NOTE]
> To install PHP 7.0 or 7.1, replace 7.2 in the following commands with 7.0 or 7.1.
Install the ODBC driver for Debian by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](../../connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server.md).
You may also need to generate the correct locale to get PHP output to display correctly in a browser. For example, for the en_US UTF-8 locale, run the following commands:
```
sudo su
sed -i 's/# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/g' /etc/locale.gen
locale-gen
```
### Step 3. Install the PHP drivers for Microsoft SQL Server
```
sudo su
echo extension=pdo_sqlsrv.so >> `php --ini | grep "Scan for additional .ini files" | sed -e "s|.*:\s*||"`/30-pdo_sqlsrv.ini
echo extension=sqlsrv.so >> `php --ini | grep "Scan for additional .ini files" | sed -e "s|.*:\s*||"`/20-sqlsrv.ini
exit
sudo pecl install sqlsrv
sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv
```
### Step 4. Install Apache and configure driver loading
zypper -n ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:php/SLE_12/devel:languages:php.repo
zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
zypper -n install php7 php7-pear php7-devel
```
### Step 2. Install prerequisites
Install the ODBC driver for Suse 12 by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](../../connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server.md).
### Step 3. Install the PHP drivers for Microsoft SQL Server
```
sudo su
echo extension=pdo_sqlsrv.so >> `php --ini | grep "Scan for additional .ini files" | sed -e "s|.*:\s*||"`/pdo_sqlsrv.ini
echo extension=sqlsrv.so >> `php --ini | grep "Scan for additional .ini files" | sed -e "s|.*:\s*||"`/sqlsrv.ini
exit
sudo pecl install sqlsrv
sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv
```
### Step 4. Install Apache and configure driver loading
Install the ODBC driver for macOS by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](../../connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server.md).
In addition, you may need to install the GNU make tools:
```
brew install autoconf automake libtool
```
### Step 3. Install the PHP drivers for Microsoft SQL Server
```
chmod -R ug+w /usr/local/opt/php72/lib/php
pear config-set php_ini /usr/local/etc/php/7.2/php.ini system
sudo pecl install sqlsrv
sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv
```
### Step 4. Install Apache and configure driver loading
### Step 5. Restart Apache and test the sample script
```
sudo apachectl restart
```
To test your installation, see [Testing your installation](#testing-your-installation) at the end of this document.
## Testing Your Installation
To test this sample script, create a file called testsql.php in your system's document root. This is `/var/www/html/` on Ubuntu, Debian, and Redhat, `/srv/www/htdocs` on SUSE, or `/usr/local/var/www` on macOS. Copy the following script to it, replacing the server, database, username, and password as appropriate.
while ($row = sqlsrv_fetch_array($getResults, SQLSRV_FETCH_ASSOC)) {
echo ($row['SQL_VERSION']);
echo ("<br/>");
}
sqlsrv_free_stmt($getResults);
function FormatErrors( $errors )
{
/* Display errors. */
echo "Error information: <br/>";
foreach ( $errors as $error )
{
echo "SQLSTATE: ".$error['SQLSTATE']."<br/>";
echo "Code: ".$error['code']."<br/>";
echo "Message: ".$error['message']."<br/>";
}
}
?>
```
Point your browser to http://localhost/testsql.php (http://localhost:8080/testsql.php on macOS). You should now be able to connect to your SQL Server/Azure SQL database.