Step by step to making db connection in symfony1.4 - database-connection

Question

I'm new to symfony. My existing application is developed in symfony1.4. They didn't used any db connection. Now I want to create new MySQL database connection in this application.
How can I do that?

Answer 1

in settings.yml
all:
use_database: true
from the console run this command
php symfony configure:database "mysql:host=dbhost;dbname=yourdbname" dbuser dbpassword

Answer 2

Please check all the steps to make db connection symfony1.4
Step 1 :
file : config/ProjectConfiguration.class.php
find what:
---------
public function setup()
{
$this->enablePlugins('owCorePlugin');
}
Repalce with :
------------
public function setup()
{
$this->enablePlugins('owCorePlugin');
$this->enablePlugins('sfDoctrinePlugin');
}
Step 2 :
config/databases.yml
You need to create this file and add below code.replace caps letter with your details.You need to maintain same space also.
all:
doctrine:
class: sfDoctrineDatabase
param:
dsn: mysql:host=HOST_NAME;dbname=DB_NAME
username: USERNAME
password: PASSWORD
Step 3:
frontend/config/settings.yml
find what :
use_database: false
Replace with
use_database: true
Run the following command:
change the project configuration.Make sure you need to run this command in root folder of our project
php symfony configure:database --name=doctrine --class=sfDoctrineDatabase "mysql:host=HOST_NAME;dbname=DB_NAME" USERNAME PASSWORD
step 5: schema files
$ php symfony doctrine:build-schema
$ php symfony doctrine:build-model
$ php symfony doctrine:build-forms
$ php symfony doctrine:build-filters
$ ln -s lib/vendor/symfony/lib/plugins/sfDoctrinePlugin/web web/sfDoctrinePlugin