Movable Type Knowledge Base: Bad ObjectDriver config

Question

When running the script, I get an error message that says Got an error: Bad ObjectDriver config.

Answer

If no further information follows the error, this means mt-config.cgi¹ has not been properly configured for your database; specifically, that you have not told the system which database option you want to use, by uncommenting² the appropriate configuration directive(s) for that particular database.

If the error is followed by more information which includes Connection error, see Connection Errors (MySQL).

If the error is followed by more information which says Your DataSource directory ('/path/to/database/directory') does not exist., see DataSource Directory Does Not Exist.

¹ In versions prior to 3.2, the configuration file is named mt.cfg.

² To uncomment a setting means to remove the # from the beginning of the line where it appears.

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