I remember that the one time I tried sqlite it complained until I put a .db suffix on the name of my database. If you do not specify the full path and just specify a name, then it will just create the database file in your project's root directory.
So, under name just put: 'NAME' : 'database.db', And see if that works. -Steve Sent from my iPhone On Jan 23, 2011, at 9:48 PM, Graham Dumpleton <graham.dumple...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Monday, January 24, 2011 1:36:10 PM UTC+11, Kimberly wrote: > username@debian:~/wikicamps$ python manage.py runserver > Validating models.... > 0 errors found > > Django version 1.2.4, using settings 'wikicamp.settings' > Development server is running at http://127.0.0.1:8000/ > Quit the server with CONTROL-C. > > It runs fine, but yet I faced problem with the database ENGINE. > > Where are you seeing that error because it isn't in what you quote above? > > If it is in the browser, paste the Python exception details and traceback > from the browser. Not everything, just the exception message and traceback > will do. > > In other words, we need to see the actual context in which the real error > message is displayed and the exact wording of the error message and the > location. > > Graham > > On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Graham Dumpleton <graham.d...@gmail.com> > wrote: > Provide the full error including any Python traceback so we can see where > the error is occurring. If running manage.py runserver, easiest thing to do > is to provide the whole output from running the command. > > Graham > > On Monday, January 24, 2011 1:11:47 PM UTC+11, Kimberly wrote: > 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 <graha...@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 <grah...@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 dja...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to djan...@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 dja...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to djang...@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 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. > 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. 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