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

It's either you edit a wrong file or you have not saved the .env yet. Because in your error message, it looks like you access the database using user homestead on localhost database, not root on student_management. Make sure you edit the correct .env, not .env.example. cheers