Gii Model Generator generates a CDbException - php

Question

I am trying to create a simple web application using yii. I have install WAMP 2.5 and yii 1.1.x. I have also created a skeleton application called yiitest. I have also created a database with mysql called yiitest which has a table called persons and has the following columns: pid, fname, lname, dob, zip. I am trying to build the basic functionality of the web app using gii. I can log into gii and navigate to Controller Generator Form Generator and Module Generator, but when I try to click on Crud Generator or Model Generator I get a CDbException error.
Here is my code:
protected/config/database.php
<?php
// This is the database connection configuration.
return array(
//'connectionString' => 'sqlite:'.dirname(__FILE__).'/../data/testdrive.db',
// uncomment the following lines to use a MySQL database
'connectionString' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=yiitest',
'emulatePrepare' => true,
'username' => 'yiiUser',
'password' => 'p4ssw0rd',
'charset' => 'utf8',
);
protected/config/main.php
<?php
// uncomment the following to define a path alias
// Yii::setPathOfAlias('local','path/to/local-folder');
// This is the main Web application configuration. Any writable
// CWebApplication properties can be configured here.
return array(
'basePath'=>dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'..',
'name'=>'My Web Application',
// preloading 'log' component
'preload'=>array('log'),
// autoloading model and component classes
'import'=>array(
'application.models.*',
'application.components.*',
),
'modules'=>array(
// uncomment the following to enable the Gii tool
'gii'=>array(
'class'=>'system.gii.GiiModule',
'password'=>'password',
// If removed, Gii defaults to localhost only. Edit carefully to taste.
'ipFilters'=>array('127.0.0.1','::1'),
),
),
// application components
'components'=>array(
'user'=>array(
// enable cookie-based authentication
'allowAutoLogin'=>true,
),
// uncomment the following to enable URLs in path-format
'urlManager'=>array(
'urlFormat'=>'path',
'rules'=>array(
'<controller:\w+>/<id:\d+>'=>'<controller>/view',
'<controller:\w+>/<action:\w+>/<id:\d+>'=>'<controller>/<action>',
'<controller:\w+>/<action:\w+>'=>'<controller>/<action>',
),
),
// database settings are configured in database.php
'db'=>require(dirname(__FILE__).'/database.php'),
'errorHandler'=>array(
// use 'site/error' action to display errors
'errorAction'=>'site/error',
),
'log'=>array(
'class'=>'CLogRouter',
'routes'=>array(
array(
'class'=>'CFileLogRoute',
'levels'=>'error, warning',
),
// uncomment the following to show log messages on web pages
/*
array(
'class'=>'CWebLogRoute',
),
*/
),
),
),
// application-level parameters that can be accessed
// using Yii::app()->params['paramName']
'params'=>array(
// this is used in contact page
'adminEmail'=>'webmaster#example.com',
),
);
Any help on getting gii's Model Generator and Crud Generator working would be very helpful!
****Edit****
Here is a picture of the error I receive:

Answer 1

Could be you don'have a valid db connection
check in you dirname(__FILE__).'/database.php' if you have valid parameter
somethings like this
'db'=>array(
'connectionString' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=my_dbname',
'emulatePrepare' => true,
'username' => 'root',
'password' => 'my_pwd',
'charset' => 'utf8',
),