How to solve this SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] no connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it - database

Question

I am trying to follow an e-commerce tutorial where I have to create the connection with the database. I am on windows 7 with xampp v3.2.
So I use this : php bin/console generate:doctrine:entity
which gives me this error :
SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] no connection could be made because the target
machine actively refused it
I closed xampp and I still had the same error. So I understand it comes from the configuration; somehow my shell doesn't communicate with my sql server from xampp.
here is my parameters.yml :
# This file is auto-generated during the composer install
parameters:
database_host: localhost
database_port: 3306
database_name: market
database_user: sebastian
database_password:
mailer_transport: smtp
mailer_host: localhost
mailer_user: null
mailer_password: null
secret:
and here my config.yml
imports:
- { resource: parameters.yml }
- { resource: security.yml }
- { resource: services.yml }
- { resource: "#EcommerceBundle/Resources/config/services.yml" }
# Put parameters here that don't need to change on each machine where the app is deployed
# http://symfony.com/doc/current/best_practices/configuration.html#application-related-configuration
parameters:
locale: en
framework:
#esi: ~
#translator: { fallbacks: ["%locale%"] }
secret: "%secret%"
router:
resource: "%kernel.root_dir%/config/routing.yml"
strict_requirements: ~
form: ~
csrf_protection: ~
validation: { enable_annotations: true }
#serializer: { enable_annotations: true }
templating:
engines: ['twig']
default_locale: "%locale%"
trusted_hosts: ~
trusted_proxies: ~
session:
# http://symfony.com/doc/current/reference/configuration/framework.html#handler-id
handler_id: session.handler.native_file
save_path: "%kernel.root_dir%/../var/sessions/%kernel.environment%"
fragments: ~
http_method_override: true
assets: ~
# Twig Configuration
twig:
debug: "%kernel.debug%"
strict_variables: "%kernel.debug%"
# Doctrine Configuration
doctrine:
dbal:
driver: pdo_mysql
host: "%database_host%"
port: "%database_port%"
dbname: "%database_name%"
user: "%database_user%"
password: "%database_password%"
charset: UTF8
# if using pdo_sqlite as your database driver:
# 1. add the path in parameters.yml
# e.g. database_path: "%kernel.root_dir%/data/data.db3"
# 2. Uncomment database_path in parameters.yml.dist
# 3. Uncomment next line:
# path: "%database_path%"
orm:
auto_generate_proxy_classes: "%kernel.debug%"
naming_strategy: doctrine.orm.naming_strategy.underscore
auto_mapping: true
# Swiftmailer Configuration
swiftmailer:
transport: "%mailer_transport%"
host: "%mailer_host%"
username: "%mailer_user%"
password: "%mailer_password%"
spool: { type: memory }
I checked for the extension php_pdo_mysql.dl and it is enabled.
I verified the database name, user and password.
here is a netstat :
netstat

Answer 1

Make sure that your MySQL server is running and that it's using that port (in xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini). Make sure that you're able to connect manually with those credentials as well.
Also, where are you specifying the database driver in your parameters.yml? Normally you should have something like this:
database_driver: pdo_mysql
And lastly, make sure that you don't have a different parameters.yml file included in your config_dev.yml because Symfony commands, by default, use the dev environment.

Answer 2

thank you for your answer.
I have in my.ini 3306 port so it is the good one. I have intalled symfony2.8 and it is working so there is no credentials problems. I also tried to add the line with pdo_mysql but the error message is an pdo_exception, that means pdo works as well.
I also check config.dev but I don't really know what can be wrong inside. So I show you what it looks like :
imports:
- { resource: config.yml }
framework:
router:
resource: "%kernel.root_dir%/config/routing_dev.yml"
strict_requirements: true
profiler: { only_exceptions: false }
web_profiler:
toolbar: true
intercept_redirects: false
monolog:
handlers:
main:
type: stream
path: "%kernel.logs_dir%/%kernel.environment%.log"
level: debug
channels: [!event]
console:
type: console
channels: [!event, !doctrine]
# uncomment to get logging in your browser
# you may have to allow bigger header sizes in your Web server configuration
#firephp:
# type: firephp
# level: info
#chromephp:
# type: chromephp
# level: info
#swiftmailer:
# delivery_address: me#example.com
thank for your help

Answer 3

i cant connect to mysql on xamppp
install mysql 8 on my system on port 3307
and its worked great with laravel.
if you want please install mysql workbench (instead of phpmyadmin)