PDO Errors Requirements Problem Help Fix - INSTALL.txt for D7

Requirements Problem: Installing D7 Gives PDO Errors

THE RESOLUTION:

Under the heading, "The most common steps you may need to perform are:" I added "c. Missing php.ini file." and changed the next letter to d. like this:

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        chmod go-w sites/default/settings.php

   c. Missing php.ini file.

      It's possible that the setting for register_globals is enabled. If you get
      this error, it it likely the php.ini file is missing in the public_html
      directory on your site.

      To fix the register_globals error, create a php.ini file in the
      public_html directory with the following line in it:

        register_globals = Off

      It's possible that fixing this error will result in a subsequent error
      related to PHP extensions.

      To fix the pdo (PHP Data Objects) errors, add the following four lines to
      the php.ini file, to look like this:

        register_globals = Off
        extension=pdo.so
        extension=pdo_sqlite.so
        extension=sqlite.so
        extension=pdo_mysql.so

   d. Write permissions after install.
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THE ERRORS:

I searched the documentation - without success. But it doesn't seem like an uncommon problem.

I jumped in and tried installing D7. New domain name, new hosting package. Uploaded and extracted D7. Contacted hostgator and couldn't solve this. Below is the error:

Error
PHP extensions Disabled
Drupal requires you to enable the PHP extensions in the following list (see the system requirements page for more information):

* pdo

Error
Database support Disabled
Your web server does not appear to support PDO (PHP Data Objects). Ask your hosting provider if they support the native PDO extension. See the system requirements page for more information.

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DUPLICATE THE ERRORS AND SOLVE:

Starting over, I deleted all the files and the database. I extracted D7 and made the db again.

The only error at first was that register_globals was enabled. There were no pdo errors.

Original error was fixed with this line in the php.ini file (didn't exist yet) in public_html:
register_globals = Off

Tried the install again and register_globals was fixed, BUT the pdo errors (original post) showed up.

The solution was to add these four lines to the same php.ini:

extension=pdo.so
extension=pdo_sqlite.so
extension=sqlite.so
extension=pdo_mysql.so

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When the errors show up, there's a link to the system requirements page which didn't help me, because it didn't show how to fix any settings related to the pdo requirements.

I took a stab at modifying the INSTALL.txt file for D7.

Hope this helps.

~ J

Original Thread = http://groups.drupal.org/node/129519