I want to use mysql database with my laravel 5.2 framework. I'm not able to access phpmyadmin after I run 'php artisan serve' and open a localhost page.
My .env file :
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_DATABASE=people
DB_USERNAME=pftest
DB_PASSWORD="pftest_2016#9"
After doing this, I ran 'php artisan migrate' and got following error:
[PDOException] could not find driver
Following which, I have installed php-mysql extension and checked for its presence in php.ini file. But still I'm getting following error :
[PDOException] SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused
So what is the issue and how to solve it ? I was told to check for php.ini locaton. I did,and after I ran php --ini , I found the configuration file pointing at this place: /etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini. Where is it suppose to point ?? how to know which path its suppose to point ??
I have been through the links below in order to find answer : Set path to php.ini
How is php.ini related to php.ini-development and php.ini-production?