How to Use Multiple Databases in Laravel

How to use multiple databases in Laravel

Using .env >= 5.0 (Tested on 5.5) (Works on 8)

In .env

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=database1
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=secret

DB_CONNECTION_SECOND=mysql
DB_HOST_SECOND=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT_SECOND=3306
DB_DATABASE_SECOND=database2
DB_USERNAME_SECOND=root
DB_PASSWORD_SECOND=secret

In config/database.php

'mysql' => [
    'driver'    => env('DB_CONNECTION'),
    'host'      => env('DB_HOST'),
    'port'      => env('DB_PORT'),
    'database'  => env('DB_DATABASE'),
    'username'  => env('DB_USERNAME'),
    'password'  => env('DB_PASSWORD'),
],

'mysql2' => [
    'driver'    => env('DB_CONNECTION_SECOND'),
    'host'      => env('DB_HOST_SECOND'),
    'port'      => env('DB_PORT_SECOND'),
    'database'  => env('DB_DATABASE_SECOND'),
    'username'  => env('DB_USERNAME_SECOND'),
    'password'  => env('DB_PASSWORD_SECOND'),
],

Note: In mysql2 if DB_username and DB_password is same, then you can use env('DB_USERNAME') which is metioned in .env first few lines.

Without .env <5.0

Define Connections

app/config/database.php

return array(

    'default' => 'mysql',

    'connections' => array(

        # Primary/Default database connection
        'mysql' => array(
            'driver'    => 'mysql',
            'host'      => '127.0.0.1',
            'database'  => 'database1',
            'username'  => 'root',
            'password'  => 'secret'
            'charset'   => 'utf8',
            'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
            'prefix'    => '',
        ),

        # Secondary database connection
        'mysql2' => array(
            'driver'    => 'mysql',
            'host'      => '127.0.0.1',
            'database'  => 'database2',
            'username'  => 'root',
            'password'  => 'secret'
            'charset'   => 'utf8',
            'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
            'prefix'    => '',
        ),
    ),
);

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Schema

To specify which connection to use, simply run the connection() method

Schema::connection('mysql2')->create('some_table', function($table)
{
    $table->increments('id'):
});

Query Builder

$users = DB::connection('mysql2')->select(...);

Eloquent

Set the $connection variable in your model

class SomeModel extends Eloquent {

    protected $connection = 'mysql2';

}

You can also define the connection at runtime via the setConnection method or the on static method:

class SomeController extends BaseController {

    public function someMethod()
    {
        $someModel = new SomeModel;

        $someModel->setConnection('mysql2'); // non-static method

        $something = $someModel->find(1);

        $something = SomeModel::on('mysql2')->find(1); // static method

        return $something;
    }

}

Note Be careful about attempting to build relationships with tables across databases! It is possible to do, but it can come with some caveats and depends on what database and/or database settings you have.

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From Laravel Docs

Using Multiple Database Connections

When using multiple connections, you may access each connection via the connection method on the DB facade. The name passed to the connection method should correspond to one of the connections listed in your config/database.php configuration file:

$users = DB::connection('foo')->select(...);

You may also access the raw, underlying PDO instance using the getPdo method on a connection instance:

$pdo = DB::connection()->getPdo();

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Useful Links

1. Laravel 5 multiple database connection FROM laracasts.com
2. Connect multiple databases in laravel FROM tutsnare.com
3. Multiple DB Connections in Laravel FROM fideloper.com

Having trouble with using multiple database in laravel 5.7?

In your database.php file try to change

'mysql_2' => [
            'driver'        => 'mysql',
            'host'          => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
            'port'          => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
            'database'      => env('DB_DATABASE2', 'database_2'), // THIS IS THE ONE THATS CHANGED
            'username'      => env('DB_USERNAME', 'root'),
            'password'      => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
            .......
       ],

.ENV FILE

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=database_1
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

DB_CONNECTION=mysql_2
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE2=database_2 // We change 'DB_Database' to 'DB_Database2'
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

PHP Laravel eloquent with multiple databases, actually select something

$users1 = DB::connection('mysql_live')->table('users')->get()->toArray();

For the second query you can do the same. There is no reason to use eloquent model for that. But if you want to then:

Inside your User model you must define your connection

 protected $connection = 'mysql'; //which is the default as well

And also you must define the fields that you want to be retrieved like:

protected $fillable = ['email','username'];

Really important is to hide sensitive fields like password etc etc. There you can use another array:

protected $hidden = ['password'];

Then you can use the eloquent like:

$users = User::get();

Connect multiple databases with laravel

add new database connection to config/database.php

'mysql' => [
    'driver'    => env('DB_CONNECTION'),
    'host'      => env('DB_HOST'),
    'port'      => env('DB_PORT'),
    'database'  => env('DB_DATABASE'),
    'username'  => env('DB_USERNAME'),
    'password'  => env('DB_PASSWORD'),
],

'mysql2' => [
    'driver'    => env('DB_CONNECTION_SECOND'),
    'host'      => env('DB_HOST_SECOND'),
    'port'      => env('DB_PORT_SECOND'),
    'database'  => env('DB_DATABASE_SECOND'),
    'username'  => env('DB_USERNAME_SECOND'),
    'password'  => env('DB_PASSWORD_SECOND'),
],

and you can use the following:

DB::connection('mysql2')->select(...);

Connect multiple databases dynamically in laravel

One way of changing the connection at runtime is to set the values via the config:

config(['database.connections.mysql' => [
    'driver'    => 'mysql',
    'host'      => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
    'database'  => env('DB_DATABASE', 'my_database'),
    'username'  => env('DB_USERNAME', 'my_user'),
    'password'  => env('DB_PASSWORD', 'my_password'),
    'charset'   => 'utf8',
    'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
    'prefix'    => '',
    'strict'    => false,
]]);

This can be applied in a middleware to dynamically switch between tenant databases, for example.

You can also specify a connection via the DB facade:

DB::connection('mysql_2')->select(...);

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