im trying to connect mysql with nodejs but have error - mysql

Question

im trying to connect mysql with nodejs but have error
i think its a mysql problem not nodejs .
this is the error
Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:3306
at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1145:16)
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at Protocol._enqueue (C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\MySQL\node_modules\mysql\lib\protocol\Protocol.js:144:48)
at Protocol.handshake (C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\MySQL\node_modules\mysql\lib\protocol\Protocol.js:51:23)
at Connection.connect (C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\MySQL\node_modules\mysql\lib\Connection.js:116:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\MySQL\server.js:23:12)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1015:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1035:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:879:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:724:14)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:60:12)
at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
errno: 'ECONNREFUSED',
code: 'ECONNREFUSED',
syscall: 'connect',
address: '127.0.0.1',
port: 3306,
fatal: true
}
also i dont have mysql in my task manager
i think i did something but i got error before it disapeared
my js code is
const mysql = require('mysql');
var connection = mysql.createConnection({
host : 'localhost',
port : 3306,
user : 'root',
password : 'philipthe1',
database : 'todo'
});
connection.connect();
connection.query("select * from items",(error,res,fields)=>{
if(error){
console.error(error);
}
else{
console.log(res)
}
})
connection.end();

Answer 1

It is a mysql error, cuz it says you cannot connect to db.
Can you add the code in which you're trying to connect?

Answer 2

i was able to restart mysql by doing windows key and r on keyboard then services.msc
then it gave option start server
the docs for it is in mysql docs under restarting server