Update or new installation: SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused

[LaraM2003]

I try to update my servas container to the latest version. Even when I try to start from scratch I get the same result.

Docker is running in a debians based lxc container.

I use the standard .env an compose.yaml files provided by you. I only changed the APP_URL. I use the sqllite db as suggested

This is the error I find in the logs, the funny thing is, that it seems it fails with a connectrioin to a mysql db:

Starting Migration...

Illuminate\Database\QueryException

SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused (Connection: mysql, SQL: select table_name as name, (data_length + index_length) as size, table_comment as comment, engine as engine, table_collation as collation from information_schema.tables where table_schema = 'forge' and table_type in ('BASE TABLE', 'SYSTEM VERSIONED') order by table_name)

[shodan65]

I have the same issue

[beromir]

Hey,
could you check the config with php artisan about and php artisan config:show database inside the container?

[shodan65]

/var/www/html # php artisan about

Environment ......................................................................................................................................
Application Name ......................................................................................................................... Laravel
Laravel Version ......................................................................................................................... 10.48.23
PHP Version ............................................................................................................................... 8.3.14
Composer Version ............................................................................................................................... -
Environment ........................................................................................................................... production
Debug Mode ................................................................................................................................... OFF
URL .................................................................................................................................... localhost
Maintenance Mode ............................................................................................................................. OFF

Cache ............................................................................................................................................
Config .................................................................................................................................... CACHED
Events ................................................................................................................................ NOT CACHED
Routes ................................................................................................................................ NOT CACHED
Views ..................................................................................................................................... CACHED

Drivers ..........................................................................................................................................
Broadcasting ................................................................................................................................ null
Cache ....................................................................................................................................... file
Database ................................................................................................................................... mysql
Logs .............................................................................................................................. stack / single
Mail ........................................................................................................................................ smtp
Queue ....................................................................................................................................... sync
Session ................................................................................................................................. database

[shodan65]

/var/www/html # php artisan config:show database

database .........................................................................................................................................
default .................................................................................................................................... mysql
connections ⇁ sqlite ⇁ driver ............................................................................................................. sqlite
connections ⇁ sqlite ⇁ url .................................................................................................................. null
connections ⇁ sqlite ⇁ database ......................................................................................... database/database.sqlite
connections ⇁ sqlite ⇁ prefix ....................................................................................................................
connections ⇁ sqlite ⇁ foreign_key_constraints .............................................................................................. true
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ driver ............................................................................................................... mysql
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ url ................................................................................................................... null
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ host ............................................................................................................. 127.0.0.1
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ port .................................................................................................................. 3306
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ database ............................................................................................................. forge
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ username ............................................................................................................. forge
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ password ...................................................................................................................
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ unix_socket ................................................................................................................
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ charset ............................................................................................................ utf8mb4
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ collation ............................................................................................... utf8mb4_unicode_ci
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ prefix .....................................................................................................................
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ prefix_indexes ........................................................................................................ true
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ strict ................................................................................................................ true
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ engine ................................................................................................................ null
connections ⇁ mysql ⇁ options ................................................................................................................. []
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ driver ............................................................................................................... pgsql
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ url ................................................................................................................... null
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ host ............................................................................................................. 127.0.0.1
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ port .................................................................................................................. 5432
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ database ............................................................................................................. forge
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ username ............................................................................................................. forge
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ password ...................................................................................................................
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ charset ............................................................................................................... utf8
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ prefix .....................................................................................................................
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ prefix_indexes ........................................................................................................ true
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ search_path ......................................................................................................... public
connections ⇁ pgsql ⇁ sslmode ............................................................................................................. prefer
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ driver ............................................................................................................. sqlsrv
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ url .................................................................................................................. null
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ host ............................................................................................................ localhost
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ port ................................................................................................................. 1433
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ database ............................................................................................................ forge
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ username ............................................................................................................ forge
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ password ..................................................................................................................
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ charset .............................................................................................................. utf8
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ prefix ....................................................................................................................
connections ⇁ sqlsrv ⇁ prefix_indexes ....................................................................................................... true
migrations ............................................................................................................................ migrations
redis ⇁ client .......................................................................................................................... phpredis
redis ⇁ options ⇁ cluster .................................................................................................................. redis
redis ⇁ options ⇁ prefix ....................................................................................................... laravel_database_
redis ⇁ default ⇁ url ....................................................................................................................... null
redis ⇁ default ⇁ host ................................................................................................................. 127.0.0.1
redis ⇁ default ⇁ password .................................................................................................................. null
redis ⇁ default ⇁ port ...................................................................................................................... 6379
redis ⇁ default ⇁ database ..................................................................................................................... 0
redis ⇁ cache ⇁ url ......................................................................................................................... null
redis ⇁ cache ⇁ host ................................................................................................................... 127.0.0.1
redis ⇁ cache ⇁ password .................................................................................................................... null
redis ⇁ cache ⇁ port ........................................................................................................................ 6379
redis ⇁ cache ⇁ database ....................................................................................................................... 1

[beromir]

Thank you.
Could you restart the container or clear the config cache manually with php artisan config:cache?

[shodan65]

I restarted the container and cleared the cache. Same result

Starting Migration...
Illuminate\Database\QueryException
SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused (Connection: mysql, SQL: select table_name as name, (data_length + index_length) as size, table_comment as comment, engine as engine, table_collation as collation from information_schema.tables where table_schema = 'forge' and table_type in ('BASE TABLE', 'SYSTEM VERSIONED') order by table_name)
at vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:829
825▕ $this->getName(), $query, $this->prepareBindings($bindings), $e
826▕ );
827▕ }
828▕
➜ 829▕ throw new QueryException(
830▕ $this->getName(), $query, $this->prepareBindings($bindings), $e
831▕ );
832▕ }
833▕ }
+39 vendor frames
40 artisan:35
Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel::handle()
Creating caches...
INFO Configuration cached successfully.
INFO Blade templates cached successfully.
[13-Nov-2025 08:10:39] NOTICE: fpm is running, pid 19
[13-Nov-2025 08:10:39] NOTICE: ready to handle connections
Starting Migration...
Illuminate\Database\QueryException
SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused (Connection: mysql, SQL: select table_name as name, (data_length + index_length) as size, table_comment as comment, engine as engine, table_collation as collation from information_schema.tables where table_schema = 'forge' and table_type in ('BASE TABLE', 'SYSTEM VERSIONED') order by table_name)
at vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:829
825▕ $this->getName(), $query, $this->prepareBindings($bindings), $e
826▕ );
827▕ }
828▕
➜ 829▕ throw new QueryException(
830▕ $this->getName(), $query, $this->prepareBindings($bindings), $e
831▕ );
832▕ }
833▕ }
+39 vendor frames
40 artisan:35
Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel::handle()
Creating caches...
INFO Configuration cached successfully.
INFO Blade templates cached successfully.
[13-Nov-2025 08:13:28] NOTICE: fpm is running, pid 19
[13-Nov-2025 08:13:28] NOTICE: ready to handle connections