#!/usr/bin/env php <?php require_once __DIR__ . '/_bootstrap.php'; try { new PDO('sqlsrv:server=localhost; Authentication=SqlPassword; ConnectRetryCount=0; Database=example; LoginTimeout=1', 'userName', 'password'); } catch (PDOException $x) { if (stripos($x->getMessage(), 'This extension requires the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server') !== false) { fwrite(STDERR, trim($x->getMessage() . "\n")); exit(1); } }