How to Connect a PHP Program to a Microsoft SQL Server Database on WAMP

This tutorial is on connecting a PHP program to a Microsoft SQL Server Database running on WAMP server. Versions of technologies: - Windows 10 64 bit - Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise 2017 64 bit - WAMP 3.2.3 32 Bit - PHP 5.6 32 bit - Apache 2.4 Download Links to the requirements: - ODBC Driver for SQL Server: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/download-odbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15 - Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20098