From e7b5a8836477b91bd129bda53b1362efe2fac21c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Puglielli Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:50:30 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] 5.8.0 rtw docs (#1086) * updated install instructions and changelog * removed md extensions * Addressed review comments * added path * Fixed link --- CHANGELOG.md | 3 +- Linux-mac-install.md | 231 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 2 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 12d47510..9eab1ff0 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Updated PECL release packages. Here is the list of updates: - Support for [Microsoft ODBC Driver 17.5]( https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/download-odbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15) on all platforms - Support for Debian 10 and Red Hat 8 - require MS ODBC Driver 17.4+ -- Support for macOS Catalina, Alpine Linux 3.11 and Ubuntu 19.10 - require ODBC Driver 17.5+ +- Support for macOS Catalina, Alpine Linux 3.11 (experimental), and Ubuntu 19.10 - require ODBC Driver 17.5+ - Feature Request [#929](https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql/issues/929) - new [Language option](https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql/wiki/Features#language) - Pull Request [#930](https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql/pull/930) - [Data Classification Sensitivity Metadata Retrieval](https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql/wiki/Features#data-classification-sensitivity-metadata) - requires ODBC Driver 17.4.2+ and [SQL Server 2019](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/sql-server-2019) - Feature Request [#1018](https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql/issues/1018) - support for [PHP extended string types](https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql/wiki/Features#natlTypes) - Pull Request [#1043](https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql/pull/1043) @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/download-odbc-driver-for-sql-server? - Issue [#716](https://github.com/Microsoft/msphpsql/issues/716) - With Always Encrypted enabled, named parameters in subqueries are not supported - Issue [#1050](https://github.com/microsoft/msphpsql/issues/1050) - With Always Encrypted enabled, insertion requires the column list for any tables with identity columns - [Always Encrypted limitations](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/php/using-always-encrypted-php-drivers#limitations-of-the-php-drivers-when-using-always-encrypted) +- Alpine Linux support is currently experimental. More robust support will be added in future releases ### Known Issues - In Alpine Linux, the Client-Side Cursors feature may cause an access violation if both sqlsrv and pdo_sqlsrv are enabled. Either enable only sqlsrv or pdo_sqlsrv, or build PHP from source by compiling the drivers statically. diff --git a/Linux-mac-install.md b/Linux-mac-install.md index fb317515..b3decb93 100644 --- a/Linux-mac-install.md +++ b/Linux-mac-install.md @@ -1,23 +1,27 @@ # Linux and macOS Installation Tutorial for the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server -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 SQL Server on Ubuntu, RedHat, Debian, Suse, and macOS. These instructions advise installing the drivers using PECL, but you may also download the prebuilt binaries from the [Microsoft Drivers for PHP for 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 SQL Server](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/php/loading-the-php-sql-driver). For an explanation of extension loading and why we do not add the extensions to php.ini, see the section on [loading the drivers](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/php/loading-the-php-sql-driver##loading-the-driver-at-php-startup). +The following instructions assume a clean environment and show how to install PHP 7.x, the Microsoft ODBC driver, the Apache web server, and the Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, and 19.10, RedHat 7 and 8, Debian 8, 9, and 10, Suse 12 and 15, Alpine 3.11 (experimental), and macOS 10.13, 10.14, and 10.15. These instructions advise installing the drivers using PECL, but you can also download the prebuilt binaries from the [Microsoft Drivers for PHP for 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 SQL Server](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/php/loading-the-php-sql-driver). For an explanation of extension loading and why we do not add the extensions to php.ini, see the section on [loading the drivers](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/php/loading-the-php-sql-driver#loading-the-driver-at-php-startup). -These instructions install PHP 7.4 by default. Note that some supported Linux distros default to PHP 7.1 or earlier, which the PHP drivers for SQL Server no longer support. When installing PHP 7.2 or above, please read the notes at the beginning of each section below. +These instructions install PHP 7.4 by default. Note that some supported Linux distros default to PHP 7.1 or earlier, which is not supported for the latest version of the PHP drivers for SQL Server -- please see the notes at the beginning of each section to install PHP 7.2 or 7.3 instead. + +Also included are instructions for installing the PHP FastCGI Process Manager, PHP-FPM, on Ubuntu. This is needed if using the nginx web server instead of Apache. ## Contents of this page: -- [Installing the drivers on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, and 19.04](#installing-the-drivers-on-ubuntu-1604-1804-and-1904) +- [Installing the drivers on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, and 19.10](#installing-the-drivers-on-ubuntu-1604-1804-and-1910) +- [Installing the drivers with PHP-FPM on Ubuntu](#installing-the-drivers-with-php-fpm-on-ubuntu) - [Installing the drivers on Red Hat 7 and 8](#installing-the-drivers-on-red-hat-7-and-8) -- [Installing the drivers on Debian 8, 9 and 10](#installing-the-drivers-on-debian-8-9-and-10) +- [Installing the drivers on Debian 8, 9, and 10](#installing-the-drivers-on-debian-8-9-and-10) - [Installing the drivers on Suse 12 and 15](#installing-the-drivers-on-suse-12-and-15) -- [Installing the drivers on macOS Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, and Catalina](#installing-the-drivers-on-macos-sierra-high-sierra-mojave-and-catalina) +- [Installing the drivers on Alpine 3.11](#installing-the-drivers-on-alpine-311) +- [Installing the drivers on macOS High Sierra, Mojave, and Catalina](#installing-the-drivers-on-macos-high-sierra-mojave-and-catalina) -## Installing the drivers on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, and 19.04 +## Installing the drivers on Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, and 19.10 > [!NOTE] -> To install PHP 7.3 or 7.2, replace 7.4 with 7.3 or 7.2 in the following commands. +> To install PHP 7.2 or 7.3, replace 7.4 with 7.2 or 7.3 in the following commands. ### Step 1. Install PHP -``` +```bash sudo su add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y apt-get update @@ -28,15 +32,16 @@ Install the ODBC driver for Ubuntu by following the instructions on the [Linux a ### Step 3. Install the PHP drivers for Microsoft SQL Server ``` -sudo pecl install sqlsrv-5.7.1preview -sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv-5.7.1preview +sudo pecl install sqlsrv +sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv sudo su printf "; priority=20\nextension=sqlsrv.so\n" > /etc/php/7.4/mods-available/sqlsrv.ini printf "; priority=30\nextension=pdo_sqlsrv.so\n" > /etc/php/7.4/mods-available/pdo_sqlsrv.ini exit sudo phpenmod -v 7.4 sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv ``` -If there is only one PHP version in the system then the last step can be simplified to `phpenmod sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv`. + +If there is only one PHP version in the system, then the last step can be simplified to `phpenmod sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv`. ### Step 4. Install Apache and configure driver loading ``` @@ -53,53 +58,120 @@ sudo service apache2 restart ``` To test your installation, see [Testing your installation](#testing-your-installation) at the end of this document. -## Installing the drivers on Red Hat 7 and 8 +## Installing the drivers with PHP-FPM on Ubuntu > [!NOTE] -> To install PHP 7.3 or 7.2, replace remi-php74 with remi-php73 or remi-php72 respectively in the following commands. +> To install PHP 7.2 or 7.3, replace 7.4 with 7.2 or 7.3 in the following commands. + +### Step 1. Install PHP +```bash +sudo su +add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y +apt-get update +apt-get install php7.4 php7.4-dev php7.4-xml php7.4-fpm -y --allow-unauthenticated +``` +Verify the status of the PHP-FPM service by running +``` +systemctl status php7.4-fpm +``` +### Step 2. Install prerequisites +Install the ODBC driver for Ubuntu by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server). + +### Step 3. Install the PHP drivers for Microsoft SQL Server +``` +sudo pecl config-set php_ini /etc/php/7.3/fpm/php.ini +sudo pecl install sqlsrv +sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv +sudo su +printf "; priority=20\nextension=sqlsrv.so\n" > /etc/php/7.4/mods-available/sqlsrv.ini +printf "; priority=30\nextension=pdo_sqlsrv.so\n" > /etc/php/7.4/mods-available/pdo_sqlsrv.ini +exit +sudo phpenmod -v 7.4 sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv +``` +If there is only one PHP version in the system, then the last step can be simplified to `phpenmod sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv`. + +Verify that `sqlsrv.ini` and `pdo_sqlsrv.ini` are located in `/etc/php/7.4/fpm/conf.d/`: +``` +ls /etc/php/7.4/fpm/conf.d/*sqlsrv.ini +``` +Restart the PHP-FPM service: +``` +sudo systemctl restart php7.4-fpm +``` + +### Step 4. Install and configure nginx +``` +sudo apt-get update +sudo apt-get install nginx +sudo systemctl status nginx +``` +To configure nginx, you must edit the `/etc/nginx/sites-available/default` file. Add `index.php` to the list below the section that says `# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP`: +``` +# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP +index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html index.php; +``` +Next, modify the section following `# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server` as follows: +``` +# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server +# +location ~ \.php$ { + include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf; + fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock; +} +``` +### Step 5. Restart nginx and test the sample script +``` +sudo systemctl restart nginx.service +``` +To test your installation, see [Testing your installation](#testing-your-installation) at the end of this document. + +## Installing the drivers on Red Hat 7 and 8 ### Step 1. Install PHP +To install PHP on Red Hat 7, run the following: +> [!NOTE] +> To install PHP 7.2 or 7.3, replace remi-php74 with remi-php72 or remi-php73 respectively in the following commands. ``` sudo su -wget https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm -wget https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm -rpm -Uvh remi-release-7.rpm epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm +yum install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm +yum install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-server-optional-rpms yum install yum-utils yum-config-manager --enable remi-php74 yum update yum install php php-pdo php-xml php-pear php-devel re2c gcc-c++ gcc ``` -### Step 2. Install prerequisites -Install the ODBC driver for Red Hat 7 and 8 by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server). -In some versions of Red Hat 7, compiling the PHP drivers with PECL and PHP 7.2 requires a more recent GCC than the default: +To install PHP on Red Hat 8, run the following: +> [!NOTE] +> To install PHP 7.2 or 7.3, replace remi-7.4 with remi-7.2 or remi-7.3 respectively in the following commands. ``` -sudo yum-config-manager --enable rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms -sudo yum install devtoolset-7 -scl enable devtoolset-7 bash +sudo su +dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm +dnf install https://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-8.rpm +dnf install yum-utils +dnf module reset php +dnf module install php:remi-7.4 +subscription-manager repos --enable codeready-builder-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms +dnf update +dnf install php-pdo php-pear php-devel ``` + +### Step 2. Install prerequisites +Install the ODBC driver for Red Hat 7 or 8 by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server). + ### Step 3. Install the PHP drivers for Microsoft SQL Server ``` -sudo pecl install sqlsrv-5.7.1preview -sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv-5.7.1preview +sudo pecl install sqlsrv +sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv 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 ``` -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 (similar steps for pdo_sqlsrv): -``` -pecl download sqlsrv-5.7.1preview -tar xvzf sqlsrv-5.7.1preview.tgz -cd sqlsrv-5.7.1preview/ -phpize -./configure --with-php-config=/usr/bin/php-config -make -sudo make install -``` -You can alternatively download the prebuilt binaries from the [Github project page](https://github.com/Microsoft/msphpsql/releases), or install from the Remi repo: + +You can alternatively install from the Remi repo: ``` sudo yum install php-sqlsrv ``` @@ -117,10 +189,10 @@ 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, 9 and 10 +## Installing the drivers on Debian 8, 9, and 10 > [!NOTE] -> To install PHP 7.3 or 7.2, replace 7.4 in the following commands with 7.3 or 7.2. +> To install PHP 7.2 or 7.3, replace 7.4 in the following commands with 7.2 or 7.3. ### Step 1. Install PHP ``` @@ -129,7 +201,7 @@ apt-get install curl apt-transport-https wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/php.gpg https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpg echo "deb https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list apt-get update -apt-get install -y php7.4 php7.4-dev php7.4-xml +apt-get install -y php7.4 php7.4-dev php7.4-xml php7.4-intl ``` ### Step 2. Install prerequisites Install the ODBC driver for Debian by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server). @@ -140,18 +212,20 @@ sudo su sed -i 's/# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/g' /etc/locale.gen locale-gen ``` +You may need to add `/usr/sbin` to your `$PATH`, as the `locale-gen` executable is located there. ### Step 3. Install the PHP drivers for Microsoft SQL Server ``` -sudo pecl install sqlsrv-5.7.1preview -sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv-5.7.1preview +sudo pecl install sqlsrv +sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv sudo su printf "; priority=20\nextension=sqlsrv.so\n" > /etc/php/7.4/mods-available/sqlsrv.ini printf "; priority=30\nextension=pdo_sqlsrv.so\n" > /etc/php/7.4/mods-available/pdo_sqlsrv.ini exit sudo phpenmod -v 7.4 sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv ``` -If there is only one PHP version in the system then the last step can be simplified to `phpenmod sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv`. + +If there is only one PHP version in the system, then the last step can be simplified to `phpenmod sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv`. As with `locale-gen`, `phpenmod` is located in `/usr/sbin` so you may need to add this directory to your `$PATH`. ### Step 4. Install Apache and configure driver loading ``` @@ -170,21 +244,21 @@ To test your installation, see [Testing your installation](#testing-your-install ## Installing the drivers on Suse 12 and 15 > [!NOTE] -> In the following instructions, replace with your version of Suse - if you are using Suse Enterprise Linux 15, it will be SLE_15 or SLE_15_SP1. For Suse 12, use SLE_12_SP4 (or above if applicable). Not all versions of PHP are available for all versions of Suse Linux - please refer to `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/php` to see which versions of Suse have the default version PHP available, or to `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/php:/` to see which other versions of PHP are available for which versions of Suse. +> In the following instructions, replace `` with your version of Suse - if you are using Suse Enterprise Linux 15, it will be SLE_15 or SLE_15_SP1. For Suse 12, use SLE_12_SP4 (or above if applicable). Not all versions of PHP are available for all versions of Suse Linux - please refer to `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/php` to see which versions of Suse have the default version PHP available, or to `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/php:/` to see which other versions of PHP are available for which versions of Suse. > [!NOTE] > Packages for PHP 7.4 are not available for Suse 12. -> To install PHP 7.3, replace the repository URL below with the following URL: - `https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/php:/php73//devel:languages:php:php73.repo`. > To install PHP 7.2, replace the repository URL below with the following URL: `https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/php:/php72//devel:languages:php:php72.repo`. +> To install PHP 7.3, replace the repository URL below with the following URL: + `https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/php:/php73//devel:languages:php:php73.repo`. ### Step 1. Install PHP ``` sudo su zypper -n ar -f https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:php//devel:languages:php.repo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh -zypper -n install php7 php7-pear php7-devel php7-openssl +zypper -n install php7 php7-devel php7-openssl ``` ### Step 2. Install prerequisites Install the ODBC driver for Suse by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server). @@ -194,8 +268,8 @@ Install the ODBC driver for Suse by following the instructions on the [Linux and > If you get an error message saying `Connection to 'pecl.php.net:443' failed: Unable to find the socket transport "ssl"`, edit the pecl script at /usr/bin/pecl and remove the `-n` switch in the last line. This switch prevents PECL from loading ini files when PHP is called, which prevents the OpenSSL extension from loading. ``` -sudo pecl install sqlsrv-5.7.1preview -sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv-5.7.1preview +sudo pecl install sqlsrv +sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv 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 @@ -216,7 +290,52 @@ sudo systemctl restart apache2 ``` To test your installation, see [Testing your installation](#testing-your-installation) at the end of this document. -## Installing the drivers on macOS Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, and Catalina +## Installing the drivers on Alpine 3.11 + +> [!NOTE] +> Alpine support is experimental. + +> [!NOTE] +> The default version of PHP is 7.3. Alternate versions of PHP are not available from other repositories for Alpine 3.11. You can instead compile PHP from source. + +### Step 1. Install PHP +PHP packages for Alpine are found in the `edge/community` repository. Add the following line to `/etc/apt/repositories`, replacing `` with the URL of an Alpine repository mirror: +``` +http:///alpine/edge/community +``` +Then run: +``` +sudo su +apk update +apk add php7 php7-dev php7-pear php7-pdo php7-openssl autoconf make g++ +``` +### Step 2. Install prerequisites +Install the ODBC driver for Alpine by following the instructions on the [Linux and macOS installation page](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server). + +### Step 3. Install the PHP drivers for Microsoft SQL Server +``` +sudo pecl install sqlsrv +sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv +sudo su +echo extension=pdo_sqlsrv.so >> `php --ini | grep "Scan for additional .ini files" | sed -e "s|.*:\s*||"`/10_pdo_sqlsrv.ini +echo extension=sqlsrv.so >> `php --ini | grep "Scan for additional .ini files" | sed -e "s|.*:\s*||"`/00_sqlsrv.ini +``` +You may need to define a locale: +``` +export LC_ALL=C +``` +### Step 4. Install Apache and configure driver loading +``` +sudo apk add php7-apache2 apache2 +``` +### Step 5. Restart Apache and test the sample script +``` +sudo rc-service apache2 restart +``` +To test your installation, see [Testing your installation](#testing-your-installation) at the end of this document. + + +## Installing the drivers on macOS High Sierra, Mojave, and Catalina If you do not already have it, install brew as follows: ``` @@ -224,7 +343,7 @@ If you do not already have it, install brew as follows: ``` > [!NOTE] -> To install PHP 7.3 or 7.2, replace php@7.4 with php@7.3 or php@7.2 respectively in the following commands. +> To install PHP 7.2 or 7.3, replace php@7.4 with php@7.2 or php@7.3 respectively in the following commands. ### Step 1. Install PHP @@ -248,18 +367,18 @@ brew install autoconf automake libtool ### Step 3. Install the PHP drivers for Microsoft SQL Server ``` -sudo pecl install sqlsrv-5.7.1preview -sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv-5.7.1preview +sudo pecl install sqlsrv +sudo pecl install pdo_sqlsrv ``` ### Step 4. Install Apache and configure driver loading ``` brew install apache2 ``` -To find the Apache configuration file for your Apache installation, run +To find the Apache configuration file, `httpd.conf`, for your Apache installation, run ``` -apachectl -V | grep SERVER_CONFIG_FILE +/usr/local/bin/apachectl -V | grep SERVER_CONFIG_FILE ``` -and substitute the path for `httpd.conf` in the following commands: +The following commands append the required configuration to `httpd.conf`. Be sure to substitute the path returned by the preceding command in place of `/usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf`: ``` echo "LoadModule php7_module /usr/local/opt/php@7.4/lib/httpd/modules/libphp7.so" >> /usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf (echo ""; echo "SetHandler application/x-httpd-php"; echo "";) >> /usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf @@ -272,7 +391,7 @@ To test your installation, see [Testing your installation](#testing-your-install ## 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. +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, `/var/www/localhost/htdocs` on Alpine, or `/usr/local/var/www` on macOS. Copy the following script to it, replacing the server, database, username, and password as appropriate. On Alpine 3.11, you may also need to specify the **CharacterSet** as 'UTF-8' in the `$connectionOptions` array. ``` ``` -Point your browser to https://localhost/testsql.php (https://localhost:8080/testsql.php on macOS). You should now be able to connect to your SQL Server/Azure SQL database. \ No newline at end of file +Point your browser to https://localhost/testsql.php (https://localhost:8080/testsql.php on macOS). You should now be able to connect to your SQL Server/Azure SQL database.