Pecl install sqlsrv returns No releases available for package

Question

While installing sqlsrv module for PHP7 i'm getting following error -

No releases available for package "pecl.php.net/sqlsrv

Command used

sudo pecl install sqlsrv

Any idea how to resolve this issue?

user_1943033 · Answer

For corporate proxy users, you might just need to tell pear to use your proxy.

pear config-set http_proxy http://proxy.example.com:8080

user_3758361 · Answer

Sometimes pecl.php.net is not available or down. In this case pecl install may show "no releases available".

Just for information.