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ERROR: SQLSTATE[HY000] [14] unable to open database file

im trying to create a model via: phalcon model mymodel and i get ERROR: SQLSTATE[HY000] [14] unable to open database file

i setup my sqlite3 database settings in app/config/config.php and the app seems to find it but not the phalcon dev tool

when i check the manual tutorial
https://docs.phalcon.io/en/3.3/tutorial-base they controversy put the database config info into the bootstrap public/index.php file so where is now the place to put the access info?



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Hi @veto you are free to create your own bootstrap and locate the config files, modules, etc where you want

Look some examples in mvc repo

Good luck



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This strikes me as a permissions issue. What user owns the sqllite file? If it was created by your app, then it's probably owned by the web server user (ex: www-data). Running that command as yourself - who doesn't own the file - is what's causing the issue.



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yes! this was exactly the issue. i'm creating the sqlite3 database with a startup script after a checkout.