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== Configuring Moodle for SQLite ==
== Configuring Moodle for SQLite ==


In Moodle 2.2.4 (Build: 20120706), you need to set the following parameters. It will work if you don't set the null values, but you'll get notices if you set PHP debug level to high.
Following is for Moodle 2.2.4 (Build: 20120706). You need to set the following parameters. It will work if you don't set the null values, but you'll get notices if you set PHP debug level to high.
$CFG->dbtype= 'sqlite3';
$CFG->dbtype= 'sqlite3';
$CFG->dblibrary= 'pdo';
$CFG->dblibrary= 'pdo';
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$CFG->dbuser= null;
$CFG->dbuser= null;
$CFG->dbpass= null;
$CFG->dbpass= null;
$CFG->dbprefix= 'mdl_';
$CFG->dbprefix= ''; // any prefix (e.g. 'mdl') is ignored, therefore don't use it, because it upsets 3rd party modules
$CFG->dboptions= array();
$CFG->dboptions= array();


It needs to be fixed in 2.2.4. Whe installing, you get:
Then you need to fix lib/ddl/sqlite_sql_generator.php. Copy definitions of functions getCreateTempTableSQL($xmldb_table) and getDropTempTableSQL($xmldb_table) from lib/ddl/postgres_sql_generator.php.
Fatal error: Class sqlite_sql_generator contains 2 abstract methods and must therefore be declared abstract or implement the remaining methods (sql_generator::getCreateTempTableSQL, sql_generator::getDropTempTableSQL) in /var/www/html/elearning/lib/ddl/sqlite_sql_generator.php on line 458
 
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Then installation works fine; however, it dies after installed, saying 'PHP catchable fatal error'. Let's investigate:
# Time Memory Function Location
cd <moodledata>
1 0.1071 318616 {main}( ) ../index.php:0
ll *sq*
2 0.3405 17675936 install_core( ???, ??? ) ../index.php:174
-rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1624064 Oct 23 08:46 _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php
3 0.3408 17676856 moodle_database->get_manager( ) ../upgradelib.php:1336
# your DB file may have a different name _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php
# change ownership, so that I can write to the DB. Change group access rights, so that Apache can still write to it.
sudo chown <myusername> _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php
chmod g+w _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php
sqlite _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php
SELECT * FROM config WHERE name LIKE '%debug%';
UPDATE config SET value=32767 WHERE name='debug'; -- This is for PHP 5.4+
.quit


From old documentation:
From old documentation:

Revision as of 21:56, 22 October 2012

SQLite is a serverless SQL database implementation. Moodle has experimental support for it. It is not recommended for production Moodle sites.

Moodle's SQLite driver requires SQLite PDO driver to be present in PHP. It won't work with native (non-PDO) SQL driver in PHP.

Configuring Moodle for SQLite

Following is for Moodle 2.2.4 (Build: 20120706). You need to set the following parameters. It will work if you don't set the null values, but you'll get notices if you set PHP debug level to high. $CFG->dbtype= 'sqlite3'; $CFG->dblibrary= 'pdo'; $CFG->dbhost= null; $CFG->dbname= null; $CFG->dbuser= null; $CFG->dbpass= null; $CFG->dbprefix= ; // any prefix (e.g. 'mdl') is ignored, therefore don't use it, because it upsets 3rd party modules $CFG->dboptions= array();

Then you need to fix lib/ddl/sqlite_sql_generator.php. Copy definitions of functions getCreateTempTableSQL($xmldb_table) and getDropTempTableSQL($xmldb_table) from lib/ddl/postgres_sql_generator.php.

Then installation works fine; however, it dies after installed, saying 'PHP catchable fatal error'. Let's investigate: cd <moodledata> ll *sq* -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1624064 Oct 23 08:46 _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php

  1. your DB file may have a different name _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php
  2. change ownership, so that I can write to the DB. Change group access rights, so that Apache can still write to it.

sudo chown <myusername> _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php chmod g+w _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php sqlite _d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.sq3.php SELECT * FROM config WHERE name LIKE '%debug%'; UPDATE config SET value=32767 WHERE name='debug'; -- This is for PHP 5.4+ .quit

From old documentation: The other database parameters are not used. The database tables are stored in the 'moodledata' file area.

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