What is the process of linking Laravel 7 with Microsoft SQL Server?

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The process of linking Laravel 7 with Microsoft SQL Server involves the following steps:

1. Install the PHP SQL Server driver by running the following command:

   sudo apt-get install php7.4-sybase
   

2. Configure the database connection settings in the .env file. An example configuration for Microsoft SQL Server is:

   DB_CONNECTION=sqlsrv
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=1433
   DB_DATABASE=mydatabase
   DB_USERNAME=myusername
   DB_PASSWORD=mypassword
   

3. Install the microsoft/mssql-server-linux package via Composer by running the following command:

   composer require microsoft/mssql-server-linux
   

4. Add the following line in the config/database.php file under 'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'mysql'),:

   'sqlsrv' => [
      'driver' => 'sqlsrv',
      'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
      'port' => env('DB_PORT', '1433'),
      'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', ''),
      'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', ''),
      'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
      'prefix' => '',
   ],
   

5. Run php artisan migrate command to migrate the database tables.

6. Run the application and the database configuration should be working correctly with Microsoft SQL Server.

Note: Ensure that the SQL Server driver is enabled in your php.ini file.