Laravel Could Not Find Driver Sqlsrv

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The error “Laravel could not find driver sqlsrv” occurs when Laravel is unable to find the necessary driver to connect to a SQL Server database using the “sqlsrv” driver. This can happen due to a few reasons, such as the driver not being installed or enabled in your PHP configuration, or the necessary extension not being present in your server.

To fix this issue, you can follow these steps:

  1. Make sure the “sqlsrv” driver is installed and enabled in your PHP configuration. You can check the “php.ini” file to see if the necessary extension is present and uncommented. If not, you’ll need to install the driver manually. You can download the driver from the official Microsoft website or use a package manager like PECL to install it.
  2. Restart your web server to apply the changes in the PHP configuration.
  3. After ensuring the driver is installed, you may need to update your Laravel configuration to use the “sqlsrv” driver for your database connection. Open the “config/database.php” file and locate the “connections” section. Make sure your SQL Server configuration is using the “sqlsrv” driver like this:

            'sqlsrv' => [
            'driver' => 'sqlsrv',
            'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
            'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
            'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
            'charset' => 'utf8',
            'prefix' => '',
        ],
  4. Save the changes in the “config/database.php” file and try connecting to your SQL Server database again. The error should be resolved if the driver is properly installed and configured.

It’s also worth noting that Laravel uses PDO (PHP Data Objects) to connect to databases, so ensure that the PDO extension is enabled in your PHP configuration as well. You can check by looking for the “extension=pdo.so” or “extension=pdo.dll” line in your “php.ini” file.

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