okay so i found out what my solution was. after tinkering around i realized the main issue was that i hadnt installed any of the code for php to work with mysql. go figure.
On Jun 8, 5:48 pm, Saliem <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm actually having the exact same problem. Without thedatabase.php > file the colors of my homepage show up but once I create thedatabase.php file > with the login credentials I get a page devoid of > colors with the last line on the page being "yourdatabase > configuration file is present" > > Have you found a solution? I've looked everywhere :/ > > On Apr 24, 9:34 am, Venki <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi > > I am new to CakePHP. I have installed the following in my ubuntu > > machine. > > > PHP - 5.2.6-2ubuntu4.2 > > Apache2MySQL5.0.67 > > CakePHP - 1.2.2.8120 > > > Everything went okay, my first CakePHP page came up fine (With two > > warnings, Security.salt anddatabaseconnection). > > > I have fixed the Security.salt issue and renamed thedatabase.php.default > > file todatabase.php. > > I have also changed the appropriate parameters to connect to my localmysql. > > > Now my CakePHP welcome page shows only this > > > Release Notes for CakePHP 1.2.2.8120. > > Read the changelog > > > Your tmp directory is writable. > > > The FileEngine is being used for caching. To change the config edit > > APP/config/core.php > > > Yourdatabaseconfiguration file is present. > > > As you can see, it recognizes thedatabaseconfiguration file, but it > > doesn't display anything after that. > > > Can anyone help me troubleshoot this issue. > > > Thanks a lot > > Venki --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
