Cannot run php artisan migrate commands. Error: SQLSTATE[HY000] [1049]

I just created a brand new Laravel project called test_project_2 using laravel new test_project_2. I then changed my .env file to change database configurations. My .env file looks like:

• DB_CONNECTION=mysql
• DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
• DB_PORT=3306
• DB_DATABASE=testproject2
• DB_USERNAME=root
• DB_PASSWORD=xxxxxx

Then I created the database using CREATE DATABASE testproject2 after logging into MySQL. (I can run use testproject2 successfully)

After that I generated the app key using php artisan key:generate without any problems, and then ran php artisan migrate -v. This is the error I get:

Illuminate\Database\QueryException

SQLSTATE[HY000] [1049] Unknown database 'testproject2' (SQL: select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = testproject2 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) { 671| throw new QueryException( 672| $query, $this->prepareBindings($bindings), $e 673| ); 674| } 675|

1 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/Connector.php:70 PDOException::("SQLSTATE[HY000] [1049] Unknown database 'testproject2'")

2 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/Connector.php:70 PDO::__construct("mysql:host=127.0.0.1;port=3306;dbname=testproject2", "root", "saket123", [])

3 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/Connector.php:46 Illuminate\Database\Connectors\Connector::createPdoConnection("mysql:host=127.0.0.1;port=3306;dbname=testproject2", "root", "saket123", [])

4 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/MySqlConnector.php:24 Illuminate\Database\Connectors\Connector::createConnection("mysql:host=127.0.0.1;port=3306;dbname=testproject2", [])

5 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connectors/ConnectionFactory.php:182 Illuminate\Database\Connectors\MySqlConnector::connect()

6 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:926 Illuminate\Database\Connectors\ConnectionFactory::Illuminate\Database\Connectors{closure}()

7 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:926 call_user_func(Object(Closure))

8 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:961 Illuminate\Database\Connection::getPdo()

9 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:405 Illuminate\Database\Connection::getReadPdo()

10 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:331 Illuminate\Database\Connection::getPdoForSelect()

11 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:664 Illuminate\Database\Connection::Illuminate\Database{closure}("select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = ? and table_name = ? and table_type = 'BASE TABLE'")

12 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:631 Illuminate\Database\Connection::runQueryCallback("select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = ? and table_name = ? and table_type = 'BASE TABLE'", Object(Closure))

13 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:339 Illuminate\Database\Connection::run("select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = ? and table_name = ? and table_type = 'BASE TABLE'", Object(Closure))

14 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/MySqlBuilder.php:18 Illuminate\Database\Connection::select("select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = ? and table_name = ? and table_type = 'BASE TABLE'")

15 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/DatabaseMigrationRepository.php:169 Illuminate\Database\Schema\MySqlBuilder::hasTable("migrations")

16 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php:608 Illuminate\Database\Migrations\DatabaseMigrationRepository::repositoryExists()

17 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateCommand.php:93 Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migrator::repositoryExists()

18 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateCommand.php:64 Illuminate\Database\Console\Migrations\MigrateCommand::prepareDatabase()

19 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php:541 Illuminate\Database\Console\Migrations\MigrateCommand::Illuminate\Database\Console\Migrations{closure}()

20 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Migrations/MigrateCommand.php:81 Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migrator::usingConnection(Object(Closure))

21 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/BoundMethod.php:32 Illuminate\Database\Console\Migrations\MigrateCommand::handle()

22 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/BoundMethod.php:32 call_user_func_array([])

23 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Util.php:36 Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod::Illuminate\Container{closure}()

24 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/BoundMethod.php:90 Illuminate\Container\Util::unwrapIfClosure(Object(Closure))

25 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/BoundMethod.php:34 Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod::callBoundMethod(Object(Illuminate\Foundation\Application), Object(Closure))

26 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php:592 Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod::call(Object(Illuminate\Foundation\Application), [])

27 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php:134 Illuminate\Container\Container::call()

28 vendor/symfony/console/Command/Command.php:255 Illuminate\Console\Command::execute(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Illuminate\Console\OutputStyle))

29 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php:121 Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command::run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Illuminate\Console\OutputStyle))

30 vendor/symfony/console/Application.php:912 Illuminate\Console\Command::run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

31 vendor/symfony/console/Application.php:264 Symfony\Component\Console\Application::doRunCommand(Object(Illuminate\Database\Console\Migrations\MigrateCommand), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

32 vendor/symfony/console/Application.php:140 Symfony\Component\Console\Application::doRun(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

33 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Console/Application.php:93 Symfony\Component\Console\Application::run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

34 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php:129 Illuminate\Console\Application::run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

35 artisan:37 Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel::handle(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))