Bug#900572: RFP: php-sqlsrv -- Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server

[Eric Morino <emorino@evolix.fr>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : php-sqlsrv
  Version         : 5.2.0
  Upstream Author : Meet Bhagdev <meetb@microsoft.com>
* URL             : https://pecl.php.net/package/sqlsrv
* License         : MIT
  Programming Lang: PHP
  Description     : Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server

The Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server are PHP extensions that allow for the reading and writing of SQL Server data from within PHP scripts.

The SQLSRV extension provides a procedural interface while the PDO_SQLSRV extension implements PDO for accessing data in all editions of SQL Server 2008 R2 and later (including Azure SQL DB). 
These drivers rely on the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server to handle the low-level communication with SQL Server.

*This package contains only the SQLSRV driver.*

This php extension allows the connection to MSSQL databases.

For the moment, in Debian 9, there is no other way than to compile the sources with pecl, it would be bein that there is a debian package.