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Microsoft PHP Drivers for SQL Server Support Matrix

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This page contains the support matrix and support lifecycle policy for the Microsoft PHP Drivers for SQL Server.

Microsoft PHP Drivers Support Lifecycle Matrix and Policy

The Microsoft Support Lifecycle (MSL) policy provides transparent, predictable information regarding the support lifecycle of Microsoft products. PHP Drivers versions 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x have five years of Mainstream support from the driver release date. Mainstream support is defined on the Microsoft support lifecycle website.

Extended and custom support options are not available for the Microsoft PHP Drivers.

The following Microsoft PHP Drivers are supported, until the indicated End of Support date.

Driver Name Driver Package Version End of Mainstream Support
Microsoft PHP Drivers 5.12 for SQL Server 5.12 January 25, 2029
Microsoft PHP Drivers 5.11 for SQL Server 5.11 February 28, 2028
Microsoft PHP Drivers 5.10 for SQL Server 5.10 January 31, 2027
Microsoft PHP Drivers 5.9 for SQL Server 5.9 January 29, 2026
Microsoft PHP Drivers 5.8 for SQL Server 5.8 January 31, 2025
Microsoft PHP Drivers 5.6 for SQL Server 5.6 February 21, 2024

The following Microsoft PHP Drivers are no longer supported.

Driver Name Driver Package Version End of Mainstream Support
Microsoft PHP Drivers 5.3 for SQL Server 5.3 July 20, 2023
Microsoft PHP Drivers 5.2 for SQL Server 5.2 February 9, 2023
Microsoft PHP Drivers 4.3 for SQL Server 4.3 July 6, 2022
Microsoft PHP Drivers 4.0 for SQL Server 4.0 July 11, 2021
Microsoft PHP Drivers 3.2 for SQL Server 3.2 March 9, 2020
Microsoft PHP Drivers 3.1 for SQL Server 3.1 December 12, 2019
Microsoft PHP Drivers 3.0 for SQL Server 3.0 March 6, 2017
Microsoft PHP Drivers 2.0 for SQL Server 2.0 August 10, 2015
Microsoft PHP Drivers 1.0 for SQL Server 1.0 April 28, 2014

SQL Server Version Certified Compatibility

The following matrix lists database versions that have been tested and certified as compatible with the corresponding driver version. We strive to maintain backward compatibility with previous driver versions, but only the latest supported driver is tested and certified with new SQL Server versions as SQL Server is released.

Driver version →
↓ Database version
5.12 5.11 5.10 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 4.3 4.0 3.2
Azure SQL Database Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Azure SQL Managed Instance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Azure Synapse Analytics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQL Server 2022 Yes Yes Yes
SQL Server 2019 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQL Server 2017 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQL Server 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQL Server 2014 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQL Server 2012 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQL Server 2008 R2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQL Server 2008 Yes Yes

For information about using PHP with Azure SQL Database, see Connecting to Microsoft Azure SQL Database.

PHP Version Support

The following versions of PHP are supported with the listed version of the Microsoft PHP Drivers:

Driver version →
↓ PHP version
5.12 5.11 5.10 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 4.3 4.0 3.2
8.3 8.3.0+
8.2 8.2.0+ 8.2.0+
8.1 8.1.0+ 8.1.0+ 8.1.0+
8.0 8.0.0+ 8.0.0+ 8.0.0+
7.4 7.4.0+ 7.4.0+ 7.4.0+
7.3 7.3.0+ 7.3.0+ 7.3.0+
7.2 7.2+1 7.2+1 7.2+1 7.2+1
7.1 7.1.0+ 7.1.0+ 7.1.0+ 7.1.0+
7.0 7.0.0+ 7.0.0+ 7.0.0+ 7.0.0+
5.6 5.6.4+
5.5 5.5.16+
5.4 5.4.32

1 Versions 7.2.1 and later are supported on Windows, while versions 7.2.0 and later are supported on Linux and macOS.

Supported Operating Systems

The following Windows operating system versions are supported with the listed version of the Microsoft PHP Drivers:

Driver version →
↓ Operating system
5.12 5.11 5.10 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 4.3 4.0 3.2
Windows Server 2022 Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2019 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Yes Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 SP2 Yes Yes
Windows 11 Yes Yes Yes
Windows 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 8.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 8 Yes Yes Yes
Windows 7 SP1 Yes Yes
Windows Vista SP2 Yes Yes

The following Linux and macOS operating system versions (64-bit only) are supported with the listed version of the Microsoft PHP Drivers:

Driver version →
↓ Operating system
5.12 5.11 5.10 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 4.3 4.0 3.2
Ubuntu 22.04 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes
Ubuntu 20.04 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ubuntu 18.04 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ubuntu 16.04 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Debian 11 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes
Debian 10 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Debian 9 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Debian 8 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Alpine Linux 3.19 (64-bit) Yes
Alpine Linux 3.18 (64-bit) Yes Yes
Alpine Linux 3.17 (64-bit) Yes Yes
Alpine Linux 3.16 (64-bit) Yes Yes
Alpine Linux 3.15 (64-bit) Yes Yes
Alpine Linux 3.14 (64-bit) Yes Yes
Alpine Linux 3.13 (64-bit) Yes
Alpine Linux 3.12 (64-bit) Yes
Alpine Linux 3.11 (64-bit) Yes Yes1
macOS Monterey (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes
macOS Big Sur (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes
macOS Catalina (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes
macOS Mojave (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes
macOS High Sierra (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes
macOS Sierra (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes Yes
macOS El Capitan (64-bit) Yes Yes Yes

1 Alpine Linux support is experimental for version 5.8.0. Version 5.8.1 introduces production support.

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