Laravel MySQL SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused - php

Question

So I have been trying to get an connection my database with homestead, but everytime I make a DB select statement I get an SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused. It seems like my problem is not the same as the others with the same title. I am using homestead with virtual box
Here is my select statement:
<?php
echo DB::select('select * from bruger where id = 1')
?>;
This is simply to check if I can get any info out.
I have tried various things in both my .env file and and database.php
This is what they are looking like currently:
'mysql' => [
'driver' => 'mysql',
'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', 'localhost'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'charset' => 'utf8',
'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
'prefix' => '',
'strict' => false,
'engine' => null,
],
and
APP_ENV=local
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_KEY=randomKey
APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=33060
DB_DATABASE=phpDatabase
DB_USERNAME=homestead
DB_PASSWORD=secret
CACHE_DRIVER=file
SESSION_DRIVER=file
QUEUE_DRIVER=sync
REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
REDIS_PASSWORD=secret
REDIS_PORT=33060
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=mailtrap.io
MAIL_PORT=2525
MAIL_USERNAME=null
MAIL_PASSWORD=null
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null

Answer 1

For DB_HOST and DB_PORT try using the IP and port as set in the Homestead.yaml file.
Default:
DB_HOST=192.168.10.10
DB_PORT=3306

Answer 2

The port should be 3306, since you are accessing from within the homestead machine, if I understood correctly.
In fact, check the documentation
You will use the default 3306 and 5432 ports in your Laravel database configuration file since Laravel is running within the virtual machine.