Nicer error message when database server is offline
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Description
At the moment you get a plain white error message in case the database server is offline:
A user just ask me if we couldn't detect it and create a more meaningful error message?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the white error page with the database server offline, then trace how the database connection failure is caught and rendered. Done means the offline condition is detected and users receive a meaningful error message instead of the plain white page.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend, databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100