Laravel : Install Laravel on Centos 7 and MSSQL connector

Install Composer
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#curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
#mv composer.phar /usr/bin/composer
#chmod +x /usr/bin/composer

Install Laravel
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#git clone https://github.com/laravel/laravel.git
#cd /var/www/laravel
#composer install
#cp .env.example .env
#php artisan key:generate
#php artisan migrate
#chown -R apache.apache /var/www/laravel - if in hosting no to change
#chmod -R 755 /<path>/laravel
#chmod -R 777 /<path>/laravel/storage

Install node.js and npm
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#yum install -y gcc-c++ make
#curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_15.x | sudo -E bash -
#yum install nodejs

Step to install MSSQL connector Centos 7
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# yum -y groups install "Development Tools"
# pecl install sqlsrv pdo_sqlsrv
# echo 'extension=pdo_sqlsrv.so' > /etc/opt/remi/php70/php.d/30-pdo_sqlsrv.ini
# echo 'extension=sqlsrv.so' > /etc/opt/remi/php70/php.d/30-sqlsrv.ini 

OR

Install the Microsoft ODBC driver for SQL Server (Linux) - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15#redhat17 

To check version ODBC Driver
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# odbcinst -q -d
# odbcinst -q -d -n "ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server"

Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/php/installation-tutorial-linux-mac?view=sql-server-ver15