Laravel PDOException SQLSTATE[HY000] [1049] Unknown database 'forge'

Question

I am using Laravel to connect to MySQL database.

I got this exception:

PDOException
SQLSTATE[HY000] [1049] Unknown database \'forge\'

Answer 1

Make sure you do not have a duplicated .env file in the laravel folder. If it exists, delete it. Only keep the .env file.

Answer 2

In my case the error was due to incorrect port number (the error is definitely due to incorrect credentials i.e. host/port/dbname/username/password).

Solution:

1. right click on WAMP tray;
2. click (drag your cursor) on MySQL;
3. see the port number used by MySQL;
4. add same in your Laravel configuration:
   • .env file;
   • config/database.php.

Clear cache php artisan config:cache

Run migration php artisan migrate

Answer 3

Sounds like you have an environment-specific config file somewhere that overrides the default database settings. Possibly app/config/local/database.php.

Answer 4

If you've used Homestead, make sure the database name in your .env file below

DB_DATABASE=homestead

Is the same as the value in your Homestead.yaml file.

databases:
    - homestead

Answer 5

OK, found solution.

In the file database.php, by default, it comes the "mysql" part:

 'mysql' => [
            'driver' => 'mysql',
            'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
            'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
            'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
            'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
            'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
            'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
            'prefix' => '',
            'strict' => true,
            'engine' => null,
        ],

all you need to do is change the values :

'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),

by your database name (you must create one if you dont have any) and by that database username

like this

'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'MyDatabase'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'MyUsername'),

Answer 6

1. First you have to Create your related Database.
2. Then:php artisan cache:clear
3. Now run php artisan migrate:install

Hope your problem will get resolved.