php artisan migrate triggers a PHP fatal error in PDOConnection.php #1955

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T02:19:03+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 02:19:03 +03:00

Originally created by @Youyou404 on GitHub (Nov 25, 2020).

Hello all,

I was trying to install BookStack for the first time following instructions found in the official link but everything is failing during the step 8.

The php artisan migrate command is giving me the 2 errors found in the following picture:

Here are some informations:

CentOS 8 (up to date)
PHP 8.0.0
MySQL 15.1 (with a MariaDB 10.3 server)
Composer 2.0.7
Bookstack user is called "bookstack" its database is "db_bookstack" and he has access permissions through localhost

Some things I tried in order to find where the problem is coming from:

Manually create/drop a dummy table inside the bookstack database thanks to the bookstack user (it works)
Use the MariaDB root account in the .env file (not working)
Use quotation marks around information in the .env file (database name, mysql account...) (not working)
Use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost (not working)
Disable selinux (not working)
Disable firewalld (not working)

What can I do to prevent this error and finishing the installation process?

Because it's done on a test machine, I can provide every piece of information you'll find relevant, feel free to ask.

Have a good day!

Originally created by @Youyou404 on GitHub (Nov 25, 2020). Hello all, I was trying to install BookStack for the first time following instructions found in [the official link](https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/installation/#manual) but everything is failing during the step 8. The ```php artisan migrate``` command is giving me the 2 errors found in the following picture: ![2020-11-25_16-53-27_mintty](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/51179979/100251254-d7353b80-2f3e-11eb-823f-0cac792d8dec.png) Here are some informations: - CentOS 8 (up to date) - PHP 8.0.0 - MySQL 15.1 (with a MariaDB 10.3 server) - Composer 2.0.7 - Bookstack user is called "bookstack" its database is "db_bookstack" and he has access permissions through localhost Some things I tried in order to find where the problem is coming from: - Manually create/drop a dummy table inside the bookstack database thanks to the bookstack user (it works) - Use the MariaDB root account in the .env file (not working) - Use quotation marks around information in the .env file (database name, mysql account...) (not working) - Use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost (not working) - Disable selinux (not working) - Disable firewalld (not working) What can I do to prevent this error and finishing the installation process? Because it's done on a test machine, I can provide every piece of information you'll find relevant, feel free to ask. Have a good day!

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2026-02-05 02:19:05 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 02:19:08 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2020):

Hi @zrtYouyou,
Could you try using an older version of PHP and see if that works for you? PHP7.4 would be a good choice.

PHP8 is very very new (Officially releasing tomorrow) so Bookstack will likely not have support for it until the next release.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2020): Hi @zrtYouyou, Could you try using an older version of PHP and see if that works for you? PHP7.4 would be a good choice. PHP8 is very very new (Officially releasing tomorrow) so Bookstack will likely not have support for it until the next release.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 02:19:12 +03:00

@Youyou404 commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2020):

Ok so here's the follow up.

It works well with PHP 7.4, at least I can now pass the step 8.

I tried with PHP 8.0 because I had to install remi's repository in order to install just the php-tidy extension (unavailable with PHP 7.2.4, by default on CentOS).

So I was just thinking "why just enable an additional repository for one package while there is a much more recent PHP version".

I think I was a bit too greedy on this one :)

Now I have to deal with other problems (the final product is not working for the moment) but not related to this issue.

I'm closing this, thanks for the quick answer !

@Youyou404 commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2020): Ok so here's the follow up. It works well with PHP 7.4, at least I can now pass the step 8. I tried with PHP 8.0 because I had to install remi's repository in order to install just the php-tidy extension (unavailable with PHP 7.2.4, by default on CentOS). So I was just thinking "why just enable an additional repository for one package while there is a much more recent PHP version". I think I was a bit too greedy on this one :) Now I have to deal with other problems (the final product is not working for the moment) but not related to this issue. I'm closing this, thanks for the quick answer !

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