Connecting to MySQL thru Sail, Docker Container

Trying to connect to the MySQL database through the docker container like this:

/var/www/html$ mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u sail -p
Enter password: 
ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1:3306' (111)

Where's the error, on the Port or the IP that im using?

Thanks.

Level 29

You should check your configuration in the file.env.

I believe the host should be the service name, example

mysql -h mysql -u sail -p

or you are using laravel 9 and above, you should able to connect the database by using the command

php artisan db

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