Yeah, I think that is the problem. You have to execute CREATE DATABASE books; from the mysql command line. Syncdb will make tables, but it won't make the initial database. Hope that helps, Alex
On Apr 27, 4:04 am, google torp <toppe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > > I haven't used Django with mysql, but judging from your error > it sounds like you haven't created the database in mysql. Django > probably cannot create a db like it can when you use sqlite, as it's > only a file anwyays. So you need to use your mysql tool > phpmyadmin or whatever you use and create the db and then > you can run syncdb. If that doesn't fix the problem, you have a > lot more interesting problem. > > ~Jakob > > On 27 Apr., 10:33, 83nini <83n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > > I'm working on the tutorial onwww.djangobook.com. > > I've created a database using "manage.py starapp books" then i > > modified the "models.py" file to include classes where each class > > represents a column in the database. then i modified the "settings.py" > > file to include the following: > > > DATABASE_ENGINE = 'mysql' > > DATABASE_NAME = 'books' > > DATABASE_USER = 'Lina' > > DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'somepassword' > > DATABASE_HOST = 'localhost' > > DATABASE_PORT = '3306' > > > and: > > > INSTALLED_APPS = ( > > #'django.contrib.admin', > > 'helloworld.books', > > #'django.contrib.auth', > > #'django.contrib.contenttypes', > > #'django.contrib.sessions', > > #'django.contrib.sites', > > ) > > > should i be good to go or what? why do i get the long long long error > > that ends with: > > _mysql_exceptions.OperationalError: (1049, "Unknown database 'books'") > > > when i try to validate the database using "C:\....path to django > > project folder...> python manage.py validate" > > > I really need and appreciate your help. > > > cheers, > > Lina --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
