Connecting a Database to a Docker Container Running a Laravel Project

create_mysql_user_grant_permission

# Create mysql user and grant permission
CREATE USER 'laraveluser'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'passwordhere';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'laraveluser'@'%';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

gistfile1.txt

#To get the IP address of your machine on a macOS system, run 
ifconfig | grep "inet "

```
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 
inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
inet 10.15.132.164 --> 10.15.132.164 netmask 0xffffffff 
```

update-laravel-env-file

# Update .env file

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=192.168.0.10
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=dbname
DB_USERNAME=laraveluser
DB_PASSWORD=passwordhere