$conn = new PDO(
'sqlsrv:server=(localdb)\v11.0;AttachDBFileName=c:\db.MDF','root', '');
If necessary, you can create a LocalDB
instance with sqllocaldb.exe
. You can also use sqlcmd.exe
to add and modify databases in a LocalDB instance. For example:
sqlcmd -S (localdb)\v11.0.
You shouldn't have to specify the Database name, but if you want to:
$conn = new PDO(
'sqlsrv:server=(localdb)\v11.0;AttachDBFileName=c:\db.MDF;Database=myDb',
'root', '');