Moodle database driver problem

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This discussion has been locked so you can no longer reply to it. I installed moodle today, however I take this error message Error: database driver problem detected The site administrator should verify server configuration PHP has not been properly configured with the My SQL i extension for it to communicate with MySQL.

Please check your php. Average of ratings: -. Do you have any clue about what I am suggesting? New installations must be performed into databases that have their default character set as Unicode. If you are upgrading, you should perform the UTF-8 migration process see the Admin page. The following will explain how to do this. Before being promoted to Technical Writer, Alyssa developed expertise in the fields of server hardware, Linux operating systems, cPanel, and WordPress.

She now works to produce quality technical content featuring cutting-edge topics such as machine learning, data center infrastructure, and graphics card technology. Sort of helpful. Please see this related Moodle thread explaining that it is required for better security. Get web hosting from a company that is here to help. Sign up today! I've followed the installation guide from word to word.

But still, when I got to the point of database settings, I got the error message like this. I assume that there is such a thing. I do not know if W7Ultimate is a server edition, if it isn't you may find that you have problems. Have you looked at the Windows specific docs? Shows all modules loaded. And in the display, one should see both mysql and mysqli. So, getting php5-mysqlnd wouldn't hurt! You also need to restart your webserver after making any changes to the php.

As above way i have tried but still mysqli is not working. I am new to setting up a server. I did everything everybody posted and nothing work.

That will let you see what version of MySQL you have. If it is lower than 5. After you finish the build, all of the other setting; like removing the ; from the php.

Tarsha, thank you for taking the time to post this solution in a step by step manner. I'm also new to setting up a server and this saved my skin!!! Skip to main content. Search Close Search. You are currently using guest access Log in.

Search forums Search forums. Display mode Display replies flat, with oldest first Display replies flat, with newest first Display replies in threaded form Display replies in nested form. This discussion has been locked so you can no longer reply to it. I would really appreciate if you can provide some suggestion to resolve this error. Thank you in advance. Average of ratings: -. I have exactly the same erro Please help.

Hi there, I got the error as well and it took me a while to figure it out. Restart Apache and go to your Moodle website. The error should not show anymore. Best Tina. Thanks for you Help. But didn't work. How do you do this if you aren't in charge of your server? I get cannotcreatedb in red at the bottom of the page and at the top of the page is the message:. Warning : mysqli::close [ mysqli.

Hi Tina, Your solution is good but this is only for localhost. Brian, Yes, I meant config. Average of ratings: Useful 1. Alberto, You may want to turn on the debug to Developer level while in 1. Thanks for your Help. I will try. Hi, It appears most of the postings in this thread are directed at Windows users. Any recommendations appreciated. It pulls a bunch of necessary dependencies that I was missing: yum install moodle That was too easy.

Thanks u so so so much for ur lovely tip. God bless u alot. Hi there, I am using PHP 5. Hope this solves your issue. Hi, Tina Thank you very much!!! I upgraded to PHP 5. Hi, I am trying to upgrade my moodle version from 1. Thanks in advance! Regards, Kavitha pazhanee.

The php. Any change in php. Hi, Thanks for your reply. Regards, kavitha pazhanee. When you upgraded to php 5. Shouldn't be missing. Might want to review how and what was installed with the upgrade to PHP. Hi, i am not able to find anything in the name of phpmyadmin in my linux machine. Hi, Thanks to all. Steps for starters if they find issue like me. For example if you unzipped your.