Level 31
It means the credentials is wrong, or the user doesn't have rights to a database/table.
Try to execute in mysql console:
flush privileges;
and try again.
Aug 7, 2025
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Level 1
Access Denied Error
Good day, I get this error my database credentials are very correct, what could be the issue "SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user 'mhago_admin'@'localhost' (using password: YES) (Connection: mysql, SQL: select * from sessions where id = Kmx9duuwQ29mBdxuKmvK5ZTAaE9E40pNlD20sxa6 limit 1)
GET 172.16.80.137
PHP 8.4.5 — Laravel 12.20.0" i have confirmed my password by going into my database with mysql -u mhago_admin -p, please assist
Level 1
Like i said my credentials are not wrong and i have confirmed it by accessing the database using my user and password
Level 31
@Mwene it means your mysql user doesn't have privileges to database/table.
Level 122
in your .env file, wrap your db password in quotes incase it contains #
If that does not work, run php artisan tinker, then enter config('database') and check the results
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