PHP error on install of V2.6

PHP error on install of V2.6

by Les Berks -
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Hi there

Am working my way through the step-by-step installation for Moodle 2.6 on Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS  from Moodledocs and have hit a problem.

When I start the install of moodle from the web b rowser, I get the following error.. :

Error: database driver problem detected

The site administrator should verify server configuration

 

PHP has not been properly configured with the MySQLi extension so that it can communicate with MySQL. Please check your php.ini file or recompile PHP. MySQLi extension is not available for PHP 4

As anyone else seen this issue before?

Best regards

Les

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Re: PHP error on install of V2.6

by Gordon Bateson -
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Les,
as the message says, you need to edit PHP's main settings file, php.ini, and enable the "mysqli" extension.

It seems several people have seen this message before. I discovered this with a Google search for "moodle php mysqli". It brought up several similar threads on the Moodle forums.

For example, this one looks useful for you:

Please have look at that thread, and others listed in the Google search. If you need further clarification, please post again.

regards
Gordon

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Re: PHP error on install of V2.6

by Howard Miller -
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Yes, that's the problem but only the solution if the OS is Windows.

On Linux/Unix you need to recompile PHP with the mysqli extension or, more likely, load it from your system's package manager. For example (Ubuntu, Debian etc)...

sudo apt-get install php5-mysql
sudo service apache2 restart

 

 

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Re: PHP error on install of V2.6

by Les Berks -

Thanks for your help Howard... that cleared that error.

 

 

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Re: PHP error on install of V2.6

by Bill McNutt -

I am installing Moodle 2.6 on a windows 2008 server running IIS 7.  I already have two working moodle servers on this box, but they are Moodle 2.5.1+ (Build: 20130830)Version 2013051401.12.  This is my first installation with 2.6. 

I am running PHP 5.3.8.

I am getting the:

Error: database driver problem detected

The site administrator should verify server configuration

Microsoft Drivers for SQL Server for PHP are not installed or not configured properly.

I don't see how my SQL drivers can be "not installed" or "not configured" if they already work for two other instances.

 

Can anyone offer me any insight?

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Re: PHP error on install of V2.6

by Bill McNutt -

Problem solved. The updated PHP didn't support my antiquated drivers. I had to change the dbtype in config.php from 'mssql_n' to 'sqlsrv';

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