Stack shows MySQL green, phpMyAdmin opens. Laravel .env is the tutorial default: 127.0.0.1:3306, root/root — artisan migrate: connection refused. What is going on?
MySQL login, and why does migrate say connection refused?
The stack is up — the connection string does not match. Copy it from the Stack tab, not from a random README.
Default local accounts:
- user macstack / password macstack
- root / root
- host from the Mac: 127.0.0.1 (not a
localhostsocket if PHP expects TCP)
Read the port on Stack — do not assume 3306; Settings → Ports may have changed it.
In Docker mode, from the web container the host is often mysql, not 127.0.0.1.
PostgreSQL is a Pro service: same macstack/macstack, port on Stack (usually 5432). One Laravel on MySQL is an evening on Free.
Help: /help/credentials-ports.