How do I connect Laravel 12 to MySQL on XAMPP?

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I installed XAMPP and a fresh Laravel 12 project. What exactly should I put in the .env file to use MySQL instead of SQLite?

Ali Khan

asked Oct 17, 2026 at 10:20 pm

3 Answers: How do I connect Laravel 12 to MySQL on XAMPP?

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Set DB_CONNECTION=mysql, DB_HOST=127.0.0.1, DB_PORT=3306, DB_DATABASE=your_db, DB_USERNAME=root and leave DB_PASSWORD empty (XAMPP default).

Sara Ahmed

answered 2 weeks ago

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Also create the database in phpMyAdmin first, then run: php artisan migrate

CodesInTech Admin CodesInTech Team

answered 2 weeks ago

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That worked, thank you both!

Ali Khan Asker

answered 2 weeks ago

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