Dev Desktop does not modify settings.php properly for launching Drupal 8; Acquia is aware of the issue and plans to fix it in an upcoming release of Dev Desktop.

In the meantime, the first rung of the Drupal Ladder relies on a workaround that does not give complete instructions. The steps need to be spelled out more fully.

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kay_v commented

Can someone confirm I'm not crazy?

I think the Dev Desktop issue is fixed via a change to d8. I tested on 2 machines and didn't have the previous issue on either (much smaller issues still there, granted).

Took a quick glance through the git log and didn't see specific reference.

To reproduce the success:
- get the latest release of d8 ('git pull' if you cloned it, or redownload it)
- import a new version into dev desktop (I'm using dev desktop version 7.14.14)
- when the website launches, make the following changes under 'advanced' on the Database configuration screen:
-- 'host' => 127.0.0.1
-- 'port' => 33066

Please reply via email and on the issue currently open in the queue (this message is also there). Once someone else can confirm this approach works, I'll modify the lesson --unless someone else beats me to it and updates the issue queue ;-).

Thanks!

Kay

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kay_v commented
Status: Active » Needs review

updates made per above. please test and post results here.