On Monday, January 24, 2011 12:42:57 PM UTC+11, Kimberly wrote:
>
> Sorry about that... here is what I have in the settings.py ( similiar to
> what you showed, but mine is abit different in the NAME section):
>
> DATABASES = {
> 'default': {
> 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3', # Add
> 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
> 'NAME': 'home/username/directory/database' # Or
> path to database file if using sqlite3.
>
You deleted the comma after the string and missing leading slash on path.
Try:
'NAME': '/home/username/directory/database', # Or
path to database file if using sqlite3.
Not sure how you didn't just get a syntax error.
Graham
> 'USER': '', # Not used with sqlite3.
> 'PASSWORD': '', # Not used with sqlite3.
> 'HOST': '', # Set to empty string for
> localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
> 'PORT': '', # Set to empty string for default.
> Not used with sqlite3.
> }
> }
>
> Inside the settings.py file, in the template_dirs section, there's a line
> says os.path.join(os.path.dirname(_file_), 'templates')
>
> If I comment that, then there's a error saying it doesn't recognize _file_.
> I commented that line, then it says that the setting ENGINE has not been
> set.
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Graham Dumpleton
> <graham.d...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Rather than have us guess what is in your settings file, post that whole
>> section. For example:
>>
>> DATABASES = {
>> 'default': {
>> 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3', # Add
>> 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
>> 'NAME': os.path.join(ENVIRON_ROOT, 'db', 'database.db'),
>> # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
>> 'USER': '', # Not used with sqlite3.
>> 'PASSWORD': '', # Not used with sqlite3.
>> 'HOST': '', # Set to empty string for
>> localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
>> 'PORT': '', # Set to empty string for
>> default. Not used with sqlite3.
>> }
>> }
>>
>> This will allow everyone to see if you have mucked up some other part of
>> the settings.
>>
>> Graham
>>
>> On Monday, January 24, 2011 11:39:02 AM UTC+11, Kimberly wrote:
>>
>>> I've used the tutorials and it doesn't work. I've done exactly what the
>>> tutorial says, and it keeps saying that the ENGINE has not been set in the
>>> setting. I am also using Django 1.2 or higher version.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Karen Tracey <kmt...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Kimberly Harvey <kha...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> it still doesn't work. I typed it like you've suggested and it keeps
>>>>> saying that the database ENGINE has not been set.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> If you are using ENGINE by itself, you need to be using Django 1.2 or
>>>> higher and ENGINE is a key in the dictionary of settings for the default
>>>> database, not a single ENGINE line in settings.py. See:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/?from=olddocs#databases
>>>>
>>>> for details.
>>>>
>>>> If you are using a Django version prior to 1.2, the setting you should
>>>> be using is DATABASE_ENGINE (see
>>>> http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.1/ref/settings/#database-engine),
>>>> not just ENGINE.
>>>>
>>>> Karen
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