[TYPO3-core] RFC: another enhancement to the DB connect method and error display in the FE

[Martin Kutschker]

Martin Kutschker schrieb:
> Hi!
> 
> Patch request for trunk.
> 
> Problem 1: t3lib_db::sql_pconnect() logs errors, but doesn't report them 
> to the caller. UI driven scripts cannot display detailed errors.
> 
> Problem 2: While logging is nice, novice users/admins are probably not 
> aware of the logging feature (see other post for a remedy). They would 
> need a direct information in the UI.
> 
> Solution: Add an optional message parameter that returns any Mysql 
> errors.

Nobody wants a nice error message in the FE? Everybody's happy wih 
logging and guessing? I think that the average user would welcome an 
easier way to determine which went wrong with his DB connection.

Masi