Fatal error: PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT undefined

[vivoforta]

What is your set up?

Self Hosted Server

Version

3.7.3

Describe the issue

Environment

• PHP 8.2 on cPanel shared hosting (EasyApache)
• pdo_mysql and mysqlnd loaded
• Leantime v3.7.3

Problem
laravelConfig.php line 579 references PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT
directly without a defined() check. On some PHP builds this constant is missing,
causing a fatal error before Laravel boots. Results in 500 error on all pages.

Suggested fix
Replace:
PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT => env(...)

With:
(defined('PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT')
? PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT : 1014) => env(...)

Impact
Leantime is completely unusable on shared hosting with this PHP build,
which is common on cPanel/EasyApache servers used by many small businesses
— exactly Leantime's target audience.

Reproduction steps

1. Install Leantime v3.7.3 on cPanel shared hosting with PHP 8.2
2. Configure config/.env with database credentials
3. Point domain to public/ folder
4. Visit the domain
5. 500 error on all pages

Error Logs (LEANTIMEFOLDER/storage/logs)

PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Undefined constant
PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT in
app/Core/Configuration/laravelConfig.php:579

Next: Illuminate\Contracts\Container\BindingResolutionException:
Target class [session] does not exist in
vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php:961