Php Fatal Error: Uncaught Pdoexception: Could Not Find Driver

PDOException “could not find driver”

You need to have a module called pdo_mysql. Looking for following in phpinfo(),

pdo_mysql

PDO Driver for MySQL, client library version => 5.1.44

Laravel: PDOException: could not find driver

You might need to comment out the following in your php.ini file.

;extension=pdo_mysql.so

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Laravel 5 PDOException Could Not Find Driver
. I think I had to do something exactly like this when setting up laravel on digital ocean.

PHP Fatal error: Uncaught PDOException: could not find driver

To use different drivers you need to install them.

On Windows you simply uncomment a line in php.ini:

extension=php_pdo_mysql.dll

On Debian or similar Linux distribution you can just install the extension with the package manager:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install php7.1-mysql

Remember to install the correct version.

php - PDOException could not find driver

Remove the ; from before the ;extension=php_pdo.dll. And also from before other pdo extensions. If you want to use those. And then restart the server.

The ; actually comments a line in ini files. So, you have to un-comment those lines to use them.

Edit: Instead of going through all of this trouble, you can instead use Xampp or Wamp or EasyPHP or something.

Laravel 5 PDOException Could Not Find Driver

You should install PDO on your server.
Edit your php.ini (look at your phpinfo(), "Loaded Configuration File" line, to find the php.ini file path).
Find and uncomment the following line (remove the ; character):

;extension=pdo_mysql.so

Then, restart your Apache server.
For more information, please read the documentation.

Fatal error: Uncaught PDOException: could not find driver in

Edit answer : its because of the whitespace, \r\n \t\t\t is not a pdo driver

PDOException::(could not find driver) PHP Configuration MySql

Finally was able to figure it out my self. While changing configuration in php.ini file which is in xampp folder I also modified the file in php installed location .ini file. reverting back the changes worked.

Laravel: Error [PDOException]: Could not Find Driver in PostgreSQL

Be sure to configure the 'default' key in app/config/database.php

For postgres, this would be 'default' => 'postgres',

If you are receiving a [PDOException] could not find driver error, check to see if you have the correct PHP extensions installed. You need pdo_pgsql.so and pgsql.so installed and enabled. Instructions on how to do this vary between operating systems.

For Windows, the pgsql extensions should come pre-downloaded with the official PHP distribution. Just edit your php.ini and uncomment the lines extension=pdo_pgsql.so and extension=pgsql.so

Also, in php.ini, make sure extension_dir is set to the proper directory. It should be a folder called extensions or ext or similar inside your PHP install directory.

Finally, copy libpq.dll from C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.*\ into C:\wamp\bin\apache*\bin and restart all services through the WampServer interface.

If you still get the exception, you may need to add the postgres \bin directory to your PATH:

1. System Properties -> Advanced tab -> Environment Variables
2. In 'System variables' group on lower half of window, scroll through and find the PATH entry.
3. Select it and click Edit
4. At the end of the existing entry, put the full path to your postgres bin directory. The bin folder should be located in the root of your postgres installation directory.
5. Restart any open command prompts, or to be certain, restart your computer.

This should hopefully resolve any problems. For more information see:

• http://php.net/manual/en/install.pecl.windows.php
• http://webcheatsheet.com/php/install_and_configure.php#extsetup

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