SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] (trying to connect via (null))

Hi there,

The error message, trying to connect via (null), indicates that the database host might not be defined correctly, are you deploying your Laravel project to the DigitalOcean App Platform? If this is the case, you need to define your DB_HOST as follows:

  - key: DB_HOST
    value: ${your-db-name.HOSTNAME}

For more information on the available database environment variables, you could take a look at the documentation here:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/use-environment-variables/#databases

Here is a quick video that shows how to deploy Laravel to the App Platform:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tech-talks/how-to-build-and-deploy-a-laravel-app

Let me know how it goes!

Best,

Bobby