multiple database connection in laravel

multiple database connection in laravel

.env file

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=database1 //database first
DB_DATABASE_OPENCART=database2    // database second
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=aaaa@#2233

config/database

‘mysql’ => [
‘driver’ => ‘mysql’,
‘host’ => env(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’),
‘port’ => env(‘DB_PORT’, ‘3306’),
‘database’ => env(‘DB_DATABASE’, ‘database1’),
‘username’ => env(‘DB_USERNAME’, ‘root’),
‘password’ => env(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘aaaa@#2233’),
‘charset’ => ‘utf8’,
‘collation’ => ‘utf8_unicode_ci’,
‘prefix’ => ”,
‘strict’ => false,
‘engine’ => null,
],
‘opencart’ => [
‘driver’ => ‘mysql’,
‘host’ => env(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’),
‘port’ => env(‘DB_PORT’, ‘3306’),
‘database’ => env(‘DB_DATABASE_OPENCART’, ‘database2’),
‘username’ => env(‘DB_USERNAME’, ‘root’),
‘password’ => env(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘aaaa@#2233’),
‘charset’ => ‘utf8’,
‘collation’ => ‘utf8_unicode_ci’,
‘prefix’ => ”,
‘strict’ => false,
‘engine’ => null,
],

In Controller file

$db_ext = DB::connection(‘opencart’);
$countries = $db_ext->table(‘fit_cart’)->get();
print_r($countries);



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