I’m encountering an issue while trying to connect my Laravel application to a SQL Server database. I’m running this setup on WSL 2 with Ubuntu 24.04 and PHP 8.3.11. Here’s a detailed overview of the problem and what I’ve done so far:
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Installed Microsoft ODBC Driver for Ubuntu: I followed the official instructions to install the ODBC driver for SQL Server.
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Installed the
sqlsrv
andpdo_sqlsrv
Extensions: I installed these extensions using the official Microsoft documentation for PHP with FPM. -
Reviewed Laravel’s
config/database.php
: I ensured the configurations for the SQL Server connection were correct and matched the expected parameters. -
Updated the
.env
File: I modified the .env file to specify the SQL Server connection parameters.
Despite all the above steps, when I try to run my Laravel application, I receive the could not find driver
error message when trying to log in.
Additional Information
- I can successfully connect to the SQL Server database using DBeaver, which indicates that the database is accessible and allows remote connections.
- I have verified that the extensions
sqlsrv
andpdo_sqlsrv
are installed correctly, and I checked that they are listed when runningphp -m
. Each one of the extensions has it’s own.ini
file, but I’ve also added the linesextension=pdo_sqlsrv.so
andextension=sqlsrv.so
into myphp.ini
file to ensure that the extensions would be automatically loaded anyway.
So, with that all being said, what could be causing Laravel to not recognize the pdo_sqlsrv
driver despite it being installed? Are there any additional configurations or troubleshooting steps I can take to resolve this issue?
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