Public bug reported: Binary package hint: moodle
After installing Moodle to run with mysql I simply got blank pages when accessing http://localhost/moodle/admin (I was instructed to use this URL post install by the installer). I eventually changed a line in /usr/share/moodle/lib/setup.php changing ... error_reporting(o); // Hide errors to become error_reporting(1); // Show errors At this point my browser, instead of showing blank pages, displayed .... Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_pconnect() in /usr/share/moodle/lib/adodb/drivers/adodb-mysql.inc.php on line 376 So installed php5-mysql This fixed the problem - which had been nasty, because so little information was given, and the above change in the setup file is not obvious. The main setup file is actually in another location ( /etc/moodle/config.php ) So I now consider that the install script should check to see if you are using the mysql database, and if you are, it should ensure that php5-mysql is installed. There must be many many hardy users that are having this problem - or else I've just been unlucky somehow, as I upgraded from Gutysy to Hardy and may have found a problem caused by the upgrade route. ========================================== DATA REQUESTED BY LAUNCHPAD lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.04 Release: 8.04 apt-cache policy moodle moodle: Installed: 1.8.2-1ubuntu4 Candidate: 1.8.2-1ubuntu4 Version table: *** 1.8.2-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: moodle (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Blank pages in Moodle after install - failed to install php5-mysql https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/234609 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
