PDOException “could not find driver” in php

Question

I have installed Lampp on my linux system, and I am learning symfony2, while trying to create the schema with symfony2 command

php app/console doctrine:sche         


        

Answer 1

You need to have a module called pdo_mysql.

Look for the following in phpinfo() output,

pdo_mysql => PDO Driver for MySQL, client library version => 5.1.44

to install pdo_mysql you need to do this:

 pecl install pdo
 pecl install pdo_mysql

and then add the following to your php.ini file:

extension=pdo.so
extension=pdo_mysql.so

Answer 2

In Ubuntu, write in the console

sudo apt-get install php5-gd php5-mysql

and it will work

Answer 3

Looks like your install is missing the .so files it needs to implement the mysql connection. If you're using a package management system to install PHP then make sure you've installed all the necessary submodules (in this case I think you'll need mysql-dev, and the various PHP PDO modules), though such dependencies should have been resolved for you by the package manager.

If you didn't go through a package manager, then you'll have to compile the required .so files from source.

Answer 4

There are two PHP versions installed in my server PHP 5.6 and PHP 7

When I run the command php app/console doctrine:schema:update I have the error : [PDOException] could not find driver

I resolve this error by specifying the PHP version:

php5.6 app/console doctrine:schema:update

Answer 5

if you are using XAMPP then in php.ini file line no 897(depends on version),

;extension=php_pdo_pgsql.dll 

uncomment it , then it appears like below

extension=php_pdo_pgsql.dll 

in php.ini file line no 897, then restart XAMPP.

Answer 6

I had the same problem and for me, it was having multiple PHP versions. So specifying the full address of the PHP solved the problem.