What is the method for connecting to a database in Laravel?

In Laravel, the method to connect to the database is achieved through the configuration file .env. In the .env file, you can set the connection information for the database, including the database type, hostname, database name, username, and password. Here is an example of a .env file:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=my_database
DB_USERNAME=my_username
DB_PASSWORD=my_password

In the example above, the database type is mysql, the hostname is 127.0.0.1, the port is 3306, the database name is my_database, the username is my_username, and the password is my_password.

Once you have set up the database connection information in the .env file, you can use Eloquent ORM or Query Builder in Laravel to perform database operations. Laravel’s built-in database migration tool and data seeding tool will also use the configuration information in the .env file to connect to the database.