Re: Cakephp 2.0 Missing Database Connection Solved

On Oct 26, 2011, at 02:34, AD7six wrote:
> On Oct 25, 12:58 pm, Thomas Ploch wrote:
>> On 25.10.2011 12:52, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>> On Oct 25, 2011, at 02:30, AD7six wrote:
>>>> On Oct 24, 11:00 pm, Ben D'Angelo wrote:
>>>>> This took me hours to figure out. When I started a new CakePHP 2.0
>>>>> app. I couldn't connect to the mysql database.
>>>>> I finally figured out you have to enable the php_pdo_extension in
>>>>> php.ini. This was posted no where in the new cakephp 2.0 book.
>>>> I can't find your pull request, where did you submit it?
>>> What makes you think he submitted a pull request?
>>
>> I think it was rather meant as "Why havn't you opened a pull request for
>> the fix of the documentation". You need to substract the irony :-D
>
> No Irony, it's just a thinly veiled hint.

Something like an emoticon smiley after your remark would have helped. Without it, it just comes across as unfriendly, even rude.

> "Helping" by broadcasting
> something to the list doesn't help anyone.

Posting to the list can help, if people search for error messages and then find the solution here. And while I agree most posters to this list could stand to do more work themselves and not expect the list to do everything for them, not everyone is comfortable using this new-fangled git thing yet; posting to the list may be the extent of their comfort level.

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