Connecting a database to Laravel
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Now I want to set up a database and configure Laravel to use it.
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Connect the database to Laravel
The easiest way to use a database is by using SQLite.
SQLite is just a file hosted in your site, no special setup needed.
Open the .env
file, and instead of the default configuration
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=laravel
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
add
DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
Laravel will automatically create a SQLite database in database/database.sqlite
the first time you run a migration.
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