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Early technical preview of Microsoft Drivers 4.0.3 for PHP on Linux for SQL Server Released!

  • 08/26/2016

Hi all, we are delighted to share the Preview (4.0.3) of the SQLSRV and PDO_SQLSRV driver (64bit and 32bit) for Linux. Updated Linux drivers are available for Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 16.04, and RedHat 7.2. The source code of the drivers has also been made available. You can build from source using the tutorial here.

Here is a summary of the bug fixes and improvements:

Fixed data corruption in binding integer parameters.
Fixed invalid sql_display_size error.
Fixed issue with invalid statement options.
Fixed binding bit parameters.

Future Plans

Going forward we plan to improve teh quality of the Linux drivers, expand SQL 16 Feature Support for both Windows and Linux (example: Always Encrypted), build verification/fundamental tests, bug fixes.

Getting the Preview Refresh

You can find the latest bits on our Github repository, at our existing address. We provide limited support while in preview on our Github Issues page. As always, we welcome contributions of any kind, be they Pull Requests, or Feature Enhancements. I’d like to thank everyone on behalf of the team for supporting us in our endeavors to provide you with a high-quality driver. Happy downloading!

Meet Bhagdev (meetb@microsoft.com)

MSFTlovesPHP

Comments

  • Anonymous
    August 30, 2016
    Its only PHP7 supported?
    • Anonymous
      September 14, 2016
      Hi Ary, yes this driver is only for PHP7. However you can use our PHP 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 drivers for other PHP versions