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 >>>>> -- >>>>> http://tracey.org/kmt/ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Django users" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to djan...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> django-...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Django users" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to django...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> django-users...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<django-users%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.