How to create database with doctrine2?

Question

I have setup a new dev enviorment via docker. I have a symfony2 (2.6) application, so I want to intitalize the mysql database using the app/console doctrine approach.

Yet when running

$ php app/console doctrine:database:create --if-not-exists

I get this error message:

  [Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\ConnectionException]                                                
  An exception occured in driver: SQLSTATE[42000] [1049] Unknown database 'local_api'  

  [Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOException]                          
  SQLSTATE[42000] [1049] Unknown database 'local_api'

  [PDOException]                                               
  SQLSTATE[42000] [1049] Unknown database 'local_api'

It true that the mysql database does not exist. I want to create in the first place. What's going on here?

I found a bug report for the doctrine/doctrine-bundle, yet we are already using the fixed version 1.5.

I also found a symfony2.6 issue, yet it also prevails after upgrading symfony2 to 2.7.5.

I know that I can create them when I connect direclty to my mysql database and run CREATE DATABASE local_api, yet I want my workflow to go through doctrine2.

And just to make absolutly sure that the issue is unrelated to my databse setup I ran:

$ mysql --host=10.10.10.10 --user=foo --password=bar 
mysql> CREATE DATABASE local_api;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> Bye
$ php app/console doctrine:database:create --if-not-exists
Database `local_api` for connection named default already exists. Skipped.

I then can drop the database using

php app/console doctrine:database:drop --force

Yet recreating it fails again with above mentioned error.

This errror also occurs while trying to clear the cache via:

./app/console cache:clear

So it seems related to how symfony2 initalized the whole db stack.

The verbose error message looks like this:

[2015-10-06 17:26:28] event.DEBUG: Notified event "console.command" to listener "Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\EventListener\DebugHandlersListener::configure".  {"uid":"c9f3fb0"}
[2015-10-06 17:26:28] event.DEBUG: Notified event "console.command" to listener "Symfony\Bridge\Monolog\Handler\ConsoleHandler::onCommand".  {"uid":"c9f3fb0"}
Clearing the cache for the dev environment with debug true
  Clearing outdated warmup directory
  Warming up cache



  [Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\ConnectionException]                                        
  An exception occured in driver: SQLSTATE[42000] [1049] Unknown database 'local_api'  



Exception trace:
 () at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/AbstractMySQLDriver.php:103
 Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\AbstractMySQLDriver->convertException() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/DBALException.php:133
 Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException::driverException() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOMySql/Driver.php:47
 Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOMySql\Driver->connect() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:360
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->connect() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:429
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->getDatabasePlatformVersion() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:389
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->detectDatabasePlatform() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:328
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->getDatabasePlatform() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/doctrine-bundle/ConnectionFactory.php:61
 Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\ConnectionFactory->createConnection() at ~/src/api/app/cache/de_/ap_DevDebugProjectContainer.php:1093
 ap_DevDebugProjectContainer->getDoctrine_Dbal_DefaultConnectionService() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2155
 Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at ~/src/api/app/cache/de_/ap_DevDebugProjectContainer.php:1142
 ap_DevDebugProjectContainer->getDoctrine_Orm_DefaultEntityManagerService() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2155
 Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/ManagerRegistry.php:35
 Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\ManagerRegistry->getService() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/common/lib/Doctrine/Common/Persistence/AbstractManagerRegistry.php:226
 Doctrine\Common\Persistence\AbstractManagerRegistry->getManagers() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/CacheWarmer/ProxyCacheWarmer.php:54
 Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\CacheWarmer\ProxyCacheWarmer->warmUp() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/CacheWarmer/CacheWarmerAggregate.php:48
 Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\CacheWarmer\CacheWarmerAggregate->warmUp() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2641
 Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel->initializeContainer() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2411
 Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel->boot() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php:128
 Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\CacheClearCommand->warmup() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php:90
 Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\CacheClearCommand->execute() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Command/Command.php:259
 Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:886
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:195
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php:96
 Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Console\Application->doRun() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:126
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run() at ~/src/api/app/console:27





  [Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOException]                  
  SQLSTATE[42000] [1049] Unknown database 'local_api'  



Exception trace:
 () at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php:47
 Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOConnection::__construct() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOMySql/Driver.php:45
 Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOMySql\Driver->connect() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:360
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->connect() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:429
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->getDatabasePlatformVersion() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:389
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->detectDatabasePlatform() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:328
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->getDatabasePlatform() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/doctrine-bundle/ConnectionFactory.php:61
 Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\ConnectionFactory->createConnection() at ~/src/api/app/cache/de_/ap_DevDebugProjectContainer.php:1093
 ap_DevDebugProjectContainer->getDoctrine_Dbal_DefaultConnectionService() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2155
 Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at ~/src/api/app/cache/de_/ap_DevDebugProjectContainer.php:1142
 ap_DevDebugProjectContainer->getDoctrine_Orm_DefaultEntityManagerService() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2155
 Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/ManagerRegistry.php:35
 Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\ManagerRegistry->getService() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/common/lib/Doctrine/Common/Persistence/AbstractManagerRegistry.php:226
 Doctrine\Common\Persistence\AbstractManagerRegistry->getManagers() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/CacheWarmer/ProxyCacheWarmer.php:54
 Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\CacheWarmer\ProxyCacheWarmer->warmUp() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/CacheWarmer/CacheWarmerAggregate.php:48
 Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\CacheWarmer\CacheWarmerAggregate->warmUp() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2641
 Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel->initializeContainer() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2411
 Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel->boot() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php:128
 Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\CacheClearCommand->warmup() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php:90
 Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\CacheClearCommand->execute() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Command/Command.php:259
 Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:886
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:195
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php:96
 Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Console\Application->doRun() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:126
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run() at ~/src/api/app/console:27





  [PDOException]                                       
  SQLSTATE[42000] [1049] Unknown database 'local_api'  



Exception trace:
 () at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php:43
 PDO->__construct() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php:43
 Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOConnection->__construct() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOMySql/Driver.php:45
 Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOMySql\Driver->connect() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:360
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->connect() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:429
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->getDatabasePlatformVersion() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:389
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->detectDatabasePlatform() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:328
 Doctrine\DBAL\Connection->getDatabasePlatform() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/doctrine-bundle/ConnectionFactory.php:61
 Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\ConnectionFactory->createConnection() at ~/src/api/app/cache/de_/ap_DevDebugProjectContainer.php:1093
 ap_DevDebugProjectContainer->getDoctrine_Dbal_DefaultConnectionService() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2155
 Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at ~/src/api/app/cache/de_/ap_DevDebugProjectContainer.php:1142
 ap_DevDebugProjectContainer->getDoctrine_Orm_DefaultEntityManagerService() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2155
 Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Container->get() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/ManagerRegistry.php:35
 Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\ManagerRegistry->getService() at ~/src/api/vendor/doctrine/common/lib/Doctrine/Common/Persistence/AbstractManagerRegistry.php:226
 Doctrine\Common\Persistence\AbstractManagerRegistry->getManagers() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/CacheWarmer/ProxyCacheWarmer.php:54
 Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\CacheWarmer\ProxyCacheWarmer->warmUp() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/CacheWarmer/CacheWarmerAggregate.php:48
 Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\CacheWarmer\CacheWarmerAggregate->warmUp() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2641
 Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel->initializeContainer() at ~/src/api/app/bootstrap.php.cache:2411
 Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel->boot() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php:128
 Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\CacheClearCommand->warmup() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php:90
 Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\CacheClearCommand->execute() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Command/Command.php:259
 Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:886
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:195
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php:96
 Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Console\Application->doRun() at ~/src/api/vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php:126
 Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run() at ~/src/api/app/console:27


cache:clear [--no-warmup] [--no-optional-warmers]

Answer 1

If you still want to do it with the latest version of doctrine/dbal, all you have to do is to specify the server_version in the dbal configuration:

doctrine:
    dbal:
        default_connection: default
        connections:
            default:
                dbname:         local_api
                user:           root
                password:       null
                host:           localhost
                driver:         pdo_mysql
                server_version: '5.5' # your database server version here

I can't tell you why they didn't put a default server_version though, but here is the discussion about it https://github.com/doctrine/DoctrineBundle/issues/351

Since you're using a mysql database, here is how to see your server_version:

mysql --version

> mysql  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.5.44, for debian-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 6.3

We see that the current Distrib is 5.5.

Of course I recommend you to set this value in parameters.yml.