Laravel migrate command

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I'm using laravel 5.2 and I have problem with migrations . ( I am a beginner )

when I create a table, there is no problem, but when I run php artisan migrate this error show up :

[PDOException]
SQLSTATE[HY000] [1049] Unknown database 'homestead'

my env file data :

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=homestead
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

my config/database.php file :

'mysql' => [
        'driver'    => 'mysql',
        'host'      => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
        'database'  => env('DB_DATABASE', 'homestead'),
        'username'  => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
        'password'  => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
        'charset'   => 'utf8',
        'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
        'prefix'    => '',
        'strict'    => false,
        'engine'    => null,
],

my app env use 'local' , but I can't run this command .

I'm just running php -S localhost:8888 -t public to access localhost and I don't run anything else . should I run anything else ?

pre thanks for your help .

mehany · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-14 07:10:28Z

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yes. you should setup a database for the application. The configurations you posted assumes that there is a local mysql database server running and there is a database called 'homestead'. so Unknown database 'homestead' is just means what is says.

if you dont have a local mysql server, you can use sqlite which laravel supports as well.

Edit: if you have a mysql server then just create a database called 'homestead' or whatever you like then change the configurations accordingly.

Alternatively, use the full stack that Laravel offers and consider using Homestead with Vagrant.

answered Feb 14, 2016 at 7:10

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paranoid · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-14 07:30:08Z

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Create database in mysql and change DB_DATABASE=homestead to DB_DATABASE=your_database name

answered Feb 14, 2016 at 7:30

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