2.14.2.3. Setting up a database connection in Laravel

Data to connect to the database in Laravel are specified in the configuration file of the database settings:

• In case of using a file .env you need to change the lines:

  DB_HOST=host DB_PORT=3306
  DB_DATABASE=base_DB data_USERNAME=login DB_PASSWORD=password

• In case of using a file config/database.php you need to change the lines:

  'mysql' => [
      'driver' => 'mysql',
      'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'host'),
      'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
      'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'base_data'),
      'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'login'),
      'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', 'password'),
      'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),

Please note that after editing the configuration files, you may need to update the cache. The update is performed by the commands:

php artisan config:clear
php artisan config:cache

You can select the required PHP version by instructions.

You can make changes to files using file manager or any FTP client.