title: Connection refused SQL: select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = firstdb and table_name = migrations and table_type = 'BASE TABLE
body: <p>I have XAMPP installed and turned on which is how I access my phpmyadmin page. I have created a database in phpmyadmin called "firstdb". </p>
  
  <p>I have also created auth in laravel files stored locally. I am trying to migrate tables using php artisan migrate and I am getting the error below. </p>
  
  <pre><code>user@Andress-MacBook-Pro admin-panel % php artisan migrate
  
     Illuminate\Database\QueryException 
  
    SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused (SQL: select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = firstdb and table_name = migrations and table_type = 'BASE TABLE')
  
    at vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:671
      667|         // If an exception occurs when attempting to run a query, we'll format the error
      668|         // message to include the bindings with SQL, which will make this exception a
      669|         // lot more helpful to the developer instead of just the database's errors.
      670|         catch (Exception $e) {
    &gt; 671|             throw new QueryException(
      672|                 $query, $this-&gt;prepareBindings($bindings), $e
      673|             );
      674|         }
      675| 
  
        +37 vendor frames 
    38  artisan:37
        Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel::handle(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have looked everywhere, please help. </p>