HERD and MS SQL drivers on macOS

It seems like the original question is providing a guide on how to install Microsoft SQL Server drivers on macOS for PHP environments managed by HERD (which I assume is a typo and should be "MAMP" or another local server environment). Here's a more detailed solution based on the provided steps:

1. Install Homebrew if you haven't already, as it's the package manager that will be used to install the necessary components. You can install Homebrew by running the following command in the terminal:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

1. Install the ODBC driver for SQL Server using Homebrew:

brew tap microsoft/mssql-release https://github.com/Microsoft/homebrew-mssql-release
brew update
brew install msodbcsql17 mssql-tools

1. Install the PHP drivers for SQL Server. First, make sure you have pecl installed. If not, you can install it with the following command (assuming you're using PHP 8.3 as in the example):

brew install [email protected]

Then, install the sqlsrv and pdo_sqlsrv extensions using pecl:

pecl install sqlsrv
pecl install pdo_sqlsrv

1. After the installation is complete, you need to enable the extensions in your php.ini file. You can find the correct php.ini file by running:

php --ini

Look for the "Loaded Configuration File" in the output.

1. Open the php.ini file with a text editor and add the following lines to enable the extensions:

extension=sqlsrv.so
extension=pdo_sqlsrv.so

The paths provided in the original question seem to be specific to a Homebrew installation and may vary depending on the PHP version and the date of the installation. You can find the correct path for the extensions by listing the contents of the PHP Cellar directory:

ls /opt/homebrew/Cellar/php/

Navigate to the appropriate version and directory to find the sqlsrv.so and pdo_sqlsrv.so files.

1. After adding the extensions to your php.ini file, restart your web server to apply the changes.

2. Finally, verify that the extensions are loaded by running:

php -m | grep sqlsrv

You should see sqlsrv and pdo_sqlsrv in the output if the extensions were successfully loaded.

Remember to repeat these steps if you update your PHP version, as the extension paths may change.