When a PDO driver for mysql and pgsql is missing installation stops in its tracks and says:

"Your web server does not appear to support any common database types. Check with your hosting provider to see if they offer any databases that Drupal supports."

This is a bit confusing if you /know/ that e. g. mysql is supported because you've got other mysql sites running on the same host.

At least the requirements list ( http://drupal.org/node/270#database ) needs to be updated to include PDO drivers.

But, on top of that, could the DB system detect whether just a PDO driver is missing and give the user better feedback?

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Crell commented
Status: Active » Closed (duplicate)

Methinks this is a duplicate of #299308: Installing Drupal by visiting index.php (rather than install.php) leads to a fatal error when PDO is not enabled.