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Laravel Access Denied for Database User - Fix
This error occurs when the database credentials in your Laravel configuration are incorrect or the user lacks proper permissions.
The Error
Error Message
SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for userCommon Causes
- 1 Incorrect database password
- 2 Wrong database username
- 3 User doesn't have required privileges
- 4 Cached old credentials
- 5 Special characters in password not escaped
Solutions
1
Verify credentials in .env file
ENV
DB_USERNAME=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password
2
Clear config cache after changing .env
Bash
php artisan config:clear
3
Quote password with special characters
ENV
DB_PASSWORD="your@complex#password"
4
Grant user privileges in MySQL
SQL
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON database_name.* TO 'username'@'localhost';
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