SQLSRV PHP Drivers that work for Laravel Homestead

sqlsrv-php.sh

# Best if added to `after.sh` so that this gets run every time the box is provisioned
# Adjust versions as needed; most of this script is forcing php7.2

# composer won't be able to download updates with an active proxy, and will hang trying to get the newest file
# You may want to comment this out based on your network configuration
sudo bash -c 'echo "export NO_PROXY=*" >> ~/.profile'

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php7.2-dev php7.2-xml mcrypt php-pear php-mbstring unixodbc unixodbc-dev -y --allow-unauthenticated

# Set up some pecl information so that it's forced to use php 7.2 instead of defaulting to newest
# This is also done with the "-d php_suffix=7.2" on the pecl commands below
# Use the below three commands to change it for the whole pecl environment
#sudo pecl config-set php_ini /etc/php/7.2/cli/php.ini
#sudo pecl config-set php_bin /usr/bin/php7.2
#sudo pear config-set php_suffix 7.2

sudo pecl -d php_suffix=7.2 install sqlsrv-5.3.0
sudo pecl -d php_suffix=7.2 install pdo_sqlsrv-5.3.0

sudo bash -c 'echo "extension=sqlsrv.so" > /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/sqlsrv.ini'
sudo bash -c 'echo "extension=pdo_sqlsrv.so" > /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/pdo_sqlsrv.ini'

# Link new ini to fpm
sudo bash -c 'ln -s /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/sqlsrv.ini /etc/php/7.2/fpm/conf.d/20-sqlsrv.ini'
sudo bash -c 'ln -s /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/pdo_sqlsrv.ini /etc/php/7.2/fpm/conf.d/30-pdo_sqlsrv.ini'
# Link new ini to cli
sudo bash -c 'ln -s /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/sqlsrv.ini /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/20-sqlsrv.ini'
sudo bash -c 'ln -s /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/pdo_sqlsrv.ini /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/30-pdo_sqlsrv.ini'
sudo service php7.2-fpm restart

sudo bash -c 'curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | apt-key add -'


### CHOOSE ONE FROM BELOW BASED ON VERSION

#Ubuntu 14.04
#sudo bash -c 'curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/14.04/prod.list > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list'

#Ubuntu 16.04
#sudo bash -c 'curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/16.04/prod.list > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list'

#Ubuntu 17.10
#sudo bash -c 'curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/17.10/prod.list > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list'

#Ubuntu 18.04
#sudo bash -c 'curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/18.04/prod.list > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list'

#Ubuntu 20.04
#sudo bash -c 'curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/prod.list > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/msprod.list'

#Ubuntu 22.04
sudo bash -c 'curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/22.04/prod.list > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/msprod.list'

sudo apt-get update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install msodbcsql17

# Change the default php cli command to point to 7.2 instead of newest
sudo update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php7.2

# Install Imagick (in case you need it)
#sudo apt-get install -y imagemagick php7.2-imagick
# Enable PDF for Imagick -- disabled due to security concerns
#sudo sed -i 's/rights="none" pattern="PDF"/rights="read|write" pattern="PDF"/g' /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml
#sudo sed -i 's/rights="none" pattern="PDF"/rights="read|write" pattern="PDF"/g' /etc/ImageMagick/policy.xml

sudo service php7.2-fpm restart

exit

Yes, you should be able to just replace the versions and it work fine
Part of the code in here is just for forcing PHP 7.2 anyway.

The latest ver of sqlsrv & pdo_sqlsrv 5.6.1 for today

Worked like a charm! Thank you so much! This saved me a TON of time!