Add a Database

ForgeKit supports MySQL and MariaDB. ForgeKit is very lightweight so it does not come with a database binary, however setting one up should take just minutes.

Install a Database Server

  1. Underneath the Sites sidebar is a list of buttons. Click on Manage Binaries.

    Manage Binaries

  2. Scroll down the list of binaries and install the Mysql or MariaDB version you want. Any one of them is fine. Mysql 8.4 is very popular.

  1. The installation takes as long as it's needed to download the binary from the official source. Should not be more than a minute though. A Job dropdown should show up at the top showing the download process. Downloading happens in the background.

  2. After It's been fully downloaded, go to the Database Servers tab towards the top of the app window.

Database Servers

  1. Click on add database sever.

    add database server

  2. Select a label's name and colour for it and the database engine you just installed and click submit.

  3. After a few seconds, the database server should be up and running and accessible on port 3306 or similar.

How it works

  • The database engine runs on your local machine.

  • You can connect to it with any tool at 127.0.0.1:3306 (or whatever port you have it setup) with the typical user: root and no password or user: forgekit and password forgekit

  • By default it will not have any database created but you can create any number of databases and run them inside this database server.

  • PHPMyAdmin can also be setup but it's not as widely dependable as something like Table Plus.

Connect from PHP

Example laravel connection:

DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=mylaraveldb
DB_USERNAME=forgekit
DB_PASSWORD=forgekit

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