Install package on V3.1.10 : Uncaught PDOException:

efilippi

Hi, I'm running install tests for migrating my Evo v2. to Evo v3.1.10. (PHP 7.3.24) before I upgrade to V3.2 and PHP 8
Evrything works fine, but...

When trying to install a package (example tinymce5),
from core folder,
with a user that have rw acces (r only for user group) on all files and subfolders

marieDB database with collation utf8mb4_unicode_ci

I get this error:
php artisan package:installrequire evolution-cms-extras/tinymce5 "*" PHP Fatal error: Uncaught PDOException: could not find driver in /home/www/modelemodx/web/core/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php:40 Stack trace: #0 /home/www/modelemodx/web/core/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php(40): PDO->__construct() #1 /home/www/modelemodx/web/core/vendor/illuminate/database/Connectors/Connector.php(67): Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOConnection->__construct() #2 /home/www/modelemodx/web/core/vendor/illuminate/database/Connectors/Connector.php(46): Illuminate\Database\Connectors\Connector->createPdoConnection() #3 /home/www/modelemodx/web/core/vendor/illuminate/database/Connectors/MySqlConnector.php(24): Illuminate\Database\Connectors\Connector->createConnection() #4 /home/www/modelemodx/web/core/vendor/illuminate/database/Connectors/ConnectionFactory.php(184): Illuminate\Database\Connectors\MySqlConnector->connect() #5 [internal function]: Illuminate\Database\Connectors\ConnectionFactory->Illuminate\Database\Connectors\{closure}() #6 /home/www/modelemod in /home/www/modelemodx/web/core/vendor/illuminate/database/Connection.php on line 712

Can you help me ?
I can give more information if needed.

Eric

Animatorali6

That error usually pops up when the required PDO driver isn’t enabled — most often pdo_mysql on PHP setups. Even if MariaDB is running fine, PHP might not be linked to the correct PDO extension, especially during version jumps like 7.3 → 8. Once you confirm the extension is active in your php.ini (and restart the service), the package installer should work normally.

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efilippi

thank you Animatorali6 , I thing this is due to PHP 7.3 and PHP 7.4 running on my server.
After speaking with @Dmi3yy and Serhii, I'll start from a clean PHP 8 install and see what happens.

I'll post my results when it's done.
😀