Laravel 5.1 - Connecting to MySQL Database (MAMP) - mysql

Question

There are topics online that are discussing this problem however, I couldn't find any tidy explanation of the problem or any solid answers for the question. What I am trying to achieve is connecting Laravel 5.1 to MySQL Database of MAMP.
In my config>app.php:
'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'mysql'),
'mysql' => [
'driver' => 'mysql',
'host' => 'localhost:8889',
'database' => 'test',
'username' => 'root',
'password' => 'root',
'charset' => 'utf8',
'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
'unix_socket' => '/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock',
'prefix' => '',
'strict' => false,
],
In my .env:
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=test
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=root
I also have .env.example: (which I believe has no functionality)
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=homestead
DB_USERNAME=homestead
DB_PASSWORD=secret
I also have create_users_table.php and create_password_resets_table.php in my database>migrations (even though I did not run any migration:make)
MAMP is directing and running the server successfully as it loads the project on localhost.
Here is my MAMP settings:
And the test database is created (with tables in it which I have previously created and used in my other projects, not Laravel.)
Even though everything seems correct to me, when trying to submit Auth form, I am getting this error:
PDOException in Connector.php line 50:
could not find driver
in Connector.php line 50
at PDO->__construct ('mysql:unix_socket=/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock;dbname=test', 'root', 'root', array('0', '2', '0', false, false)) in Connector.php line 50
at Connector->createConnection('mysql:unix_socket=/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock;dbname=test', array('driver' => 'mysql', 'host' => 'localhost:8889', 'database' => 'test', 'username' => 'root', 'password' => 'root', 'charset' => 'utf8', 'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci', 'unix_socket' => '/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock', 'prefix' => '', 'strict' => false, 'name' => 'mysql'), array('0', '2', '0', false, false)) in MySqlConnector.php line 22
and so on...

Answer 1

On mac or unix you have to include the socket path in the configuration database.php file
i.e 'unix_socket' => '/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock',

Answer 2

It was pretty simple for me, I added :8889 to the localhost in the .env file.
DB_HOST=localhost:8889
This is because in the MAMP preferences, :8889 is the default port.

Answer 3

The most important thing for me was defining the UNIX socket. Because I have another MYSQL on my machine - Laravel was trying to connect to a database in that MYSQL process.
Defining the UNIX for the MAMP database to be used worked perfectly. Try adding this to your MYSQL configuration in database.php
'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', ''),
'unix_socket' => '/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock',
'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
'prefix' => '',
'strict' => true,
'engine' => null,
],

Answer 4

As far as I am concerned it doesn't make any sense to set in database.php as many of them suggested.
Since this change would be mostly required in the development mode. So the proper way of setting the unix_socket is as below
file: .env
DB_SOCKET='/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock'
By doing the above way already .env is included in .gitignore and won't create any other problem while your project is remotely deployed.
NOTE: I have tested this setting in Laravel 5.7 and above versions

Answer 5

Found my answer. Here is a way to fix it:
Start MAMP
On the top left, go to "MAMP" -> "Preferences"
Go to the "PHP" tab
Tick PHP 5.5.17 (or whatever you have) instead of the one which is ticked by default (5.6.1 -> 5.5.17 with he latest version of MAMP)