sqlsrv_connect attempt doesn't succeed or fail - php

Question

I'm attempting to connect to a MS SQL Server via PHP7 sqlsrv driver.
It seems like when my browser tries to execute:
$conn = new PDO( "sqlsrv:Server=$serverName;Database=mydb", $uname, $pass);
or
$conn = sqlsrv_connect( $serverName, $connectionInfo);
it just hangs. No success or failure echo/die messages are received. Instead, the wheel in my browser keeps spinning and the status message is "waiting for localhost". It also doesn't seem to ever timeout. I've waited 10+ minutes and the connection never fails/succeeds.
Full code (I've tried procedural and PDO methods):
<?php
//
$serverName = "myserver\myinstance"; //serverName\instanceName
$uname = "myuser";
$pass = "mypass";
$connectionInfo = array( "Database"=>"mydb", "UID"=>$uname, "PWD"=>$pass);
/*Procedural sqlsrv method
$conn = sqlsrv_connect( $serverName, $connectionInfo);
if( $conn ) {
echo "Connection established.<br />";
die("DONE");
}else{
echo "Connection could not be established.<br />";
die( print_r( sqlsrv_errors(), true));
}
*/
/*PDO sqlsrv method*/
try {
$conn = new PDO( "sqlsrv:Server=$serverName;Database=mydb", $uname, $pass);
$conn->setAttribute( PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION );
die("success!");
} catch(PDOException $e) {
die($e->getMessage());
}
?>
Setup details and other information:
I'm using XAMPP.
Windows 7 x64
PHP 7.0.9
I'm trying to connect to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server version 10.50.6220.0 on a Windows NT machine
I need to authorize via SQL Server Authentication -- not Windows Authorization
I'm able to successfully connect to the database using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and other tools (FME Workbench)
The server is remote, but is accepting remote connections (as verified with SSMS)
I previously had issues with "undefined function sqlsrv_connect()" until I installed
php_sqlsrv_7_ts_x86.dll
and
php_pdo_sqlsrv_7_ts_x86.dll
into my php/ext folder and updated the php.ini. When I open phpinfo I see sqlsrv in both the "Registered PHP Streams" and "PDO drivers" fields.
What should I do to get a successful connection or get more information about why my connection attempt does not succeed/fail?
EDIT:
I've switched to XAMPP (PHP 5.6.24). I am able to connect to the SQL Server via CLI now, but NOT able to connect via PHP-CGI (through the browser/served by Apache HTTPD). I've verified again through php_info() that the sqlsrv and PDO extensions have been successfully loaded. I'm going through the differences between PHP-CGI and PHP CLI now to see what might be causing the issue.
EDIT:
I'm using IIS now instead of Apache and am able to connect via sqlsrv without issues. Not really a solution, but a way around the problem.

Answer 1

try like that :
try {
$db = new PDO( 'sqlsrv:server=serwer_name;Database=database_name', 'user', 'password');
} catch (PDOException $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
}