QueryException SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user 'homestead'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

Question

Why is the following error occurring?

QueryException SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user \'homestead\'@\'localhost\' (using password: YES)

Answer 1

You should clear the cache after changing info in the .env file.

Run the following commands:

php artisan cache:clear 
php artisan config:clear 
php artisan config:cache