[SOLVED] DB Connection: could not find driver

youngstar7 · 2012-08-28 15:16:45

hey!

this is the first time i am trying to connect to a mysql database in laravel.
i get this error: could not find driver

i just edited the 'mysql' part in application/config/database.php (database, password, etc).

now i try this simple query for testing in my controller:

DB::query('select * from entries');

thx

Last edited by youngstar7 (2012-08-29 08:39:50)

sineld · 2012-08-28 15:36:36

Please check your application/config/database.php file and set a valid driver.

youngstar7 · 2012-08-28 15:48:35

ok, fine...but..
here's my current application/config/database.php file:

return array(

	'profile' => true,
	'fetch' => PDO::FETCH_CLASS,
	'default' => 'mysql',
	'connections' => array(

		'sqlite' => array(
			'driver'   => 'sqlite',
			'database' => 'application',
			'prefix'   => '',
		),
		'mysql' => array(
			'driver'   => 'mysql',
			'host'     => 'localhost',
			'database' => 'test',
			'username' => 'root',
			'password' => 'test',
			'charset'  => 'utf8',
			'prefix'   => '',
		),
		'pgsql' => array(
			'driver'   => 'pgsql',
			'host'     => 'localhost',
			'database' => 'database',
			'username' => 'root',
			'password' => '',
			'charset'  => 'utf8',
			'prefix'   => '',
            'schema'   => 'public',
		),
		'sqlsrv' => array(
			'driver'   => 'sqlsrv',
			'host'     => 'localhost',
			'database' => 'database',
			'username' => 'root',
			'password' => '',
			'prefix'   => '',
		),
	),
	'redis' => array(

		'default' => array(
			'host'     => '127.0.0.1',
			'port'     => 6379,
			'database' => 0
		),
	),
);

sineld · 2012-08-28 16:02:02

Can you connect to the mysql database with this information with any application? (like phpmyadmin, navicat, sequel pro etc.)

youngstar7 · 2012-08-28 16:09:39

yepp, no problem...same as in kohana for example.
but i think this is a problem before he is trying to connect...

youngstar7 · 2012-08-28 16:31:34

does nobody knows what "could not find driver" means?!?!

TLGreg · 2012-08-28 16:46:17

Seems more like a PDO error message then a Laravel one.
Is PDO enabled and is MySQL listed under PDO drivers?

Last edited by TLGreg (2012-08-28 16:47:37)

youngstar7 · 2012-08-28 16:55:58

this is a database server thing, right?
is PDO a requirement? right now i just want to handle simple queries...

TLGreg · 2012-08-28 17:02:23

Any database related functionality in Laravel connects through PDO, so if you want to use the Query Builder, Eloquent or just merely database sessions, then PDO is a requirement.

Last edited by TLGreg (2012-08-28 17:03:45)

youngstar7 · 2012-08-28 17:05:40

ok fine! i will have a look for PDO support on our server.
thx!

youngstar7 · 2012-08-29 08:42:54

it works fine right now!

you just have to comment out the "mysql driver" entry at "PDO Drivers" in the php.ini.

sineld · 2012-08-29 08:49:02

Cheers!

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