PS SQLSERVER:\SQL> set-location SQLSERVER:\SQL PS SQLSERVER:\SQL> Get-ChildItem WARNING: Could not obtain SQL Server Service information. An attempt to connect to 'INT-P16-TJP' failed with the ...

By using a single tool like PowerShell, you can access your data wherever it is stored. It does not matter if it is in the cloud in an Azure SQL database or in an on-premises MS-SQL server, MySQL or ...

When creating automation scripts to discover, add, update or remove records from a remote SQL database, you need to make sure your script can successfully connect to the database.

On windows you can either connect via PDO or sqlsrv. Both options require the SQL Server Driver for PHP. "sqlsrv" 3.0+ Note: SQL Server Express can also be used which is provided free by Microsoft.