Still doesn't work. But thank you for trying to help me. It keep giving me
the same ENGINE configuration that it is not set.
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Graham Dumpleton <
graham.dumple...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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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