Laravel and MySQL .env configuration not being applied

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I'm new to Laravel, but this is not my first app. I created a blog as my first practice project. I did not have this problem while creating the blog.

I updated the .env file to reflect the app name and database credentials. I used bash to create controllers, models, and migrate the database tables. That went just fine. The database reflected the new tables.

However, I noticed the page and meta title was not correct. It still says the old default of "Laravel". When I did ui:auth I tried to test the register page and get the error:

Illuminate\Database\QueryException SQLSTATE[HY000] [1049] Unknown database 'laravel' (SQL: select count(*) as aggregate from users where email = email@gmail.com) http://localhost:8000/register Hide solutions Database name seems incorrect You're using the default database name laravel. This database does not exist.

Edit the .env file and use the correct database name in the DB_DATABASE key.

I have edited the .env file. When I pull it up in a separate editor it shows my changes and "laravel" is nowhere in the file. How is this happening? I tried clearing my browser history in case it was a cache issue. I searched the file structure for other possible configuration files and even changed the .env.example file and it still won't show my changes. I am completely stuck with no idea how to proceed. I searched the specs to see if I could find a step I missed but I am at a loss.

APP_NAME=MandalanTales
APP_ENV=local
APP_KEY=base64:HCZ7ZwocluPDKnz/r5nn5w51DNZRo0GI/8rRGUONRBI=
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_URL=http://localhost

LOG_CHANNEL=stack

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=mandalan
DB_USERNAME=AliciaGuitar
DB_PASSWORD=abc123

I removed my .env file from my .gitignore so you can see it. Please help. I'm self-taught with no in-person resources. Here is my git: MandalanTales Git

Run composer dumpautoload command. – Kiran Subedi Jun 29 '20 at 03:42 — Kiran Subedi, Jun 29 '20 at 03:42

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 29 '20 at 03:45

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Each time you change your .env file, you need to run this at cmd

php artisan config:cache

After that, run the program with php artisan serve

answered Jun 29 '20 at 03:45

Some Guy

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Thank you so much! I knew it had to be simple but I was fried. – Alicia Taylor Jun 29 '20 at 03:54

Laravel and MySQL .env configuration not being applied

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