# Connect from Laravel to Neon

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Pre-built prompt for connecting Laravel to Lakebase Postgres

Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. Connecting to Neon from Laravel is the same as connecting to a standalone Lakebase Postgres installation from Laravel. Only the connection details differ.

To connect to Neon from Laravel:

::::steps
:::step{title="Create a Neon project"}
If you do not have one already, create a Neon project. Save your connection details including your password. They are required when defining connection settings.

1. Navigate to the [Projects](https://console.neon.tech/app/projects) page in the Neon Console.
2. Click **New Project**.
3. Specify your project settings and click **Create Project**.
:::

:::step{title="Configure the connection"}
Open the `.env` file in your Laravel app, and replace all the database credentials.

```bash
DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
DB_HOST=[neon_hostname]
DB_PORT=5432
DB_DATABASE=[dbname]
DB_USERNAME=[user]
DB_PASSWORD=[password]
```

You can find your database connection details by clicking the **Connect** button in the Console nav. For more information, see [Connect from any application](/guides/postgres-connect-connect-from-any-app).
:::
::::

## Connection issues

With older Postgres clients/drivers, including older PDO\_PGSQL drivers, you may receive the following error when attempting to connect to Neon:

```bash
ERROR: The endpoint ID is not specified. Either upgrade the Postgres client library (libpq) for SNI support or pass the endpoint ID (the first part of the domain name) as a parameter: '&options=endpoint%3D'. See [https://neon.com/sni](/sni) for more information.
```

If you run into this error, please see the following documentation for an explanation of the issue and workarounds: [The endpoint ID is not specified](/guides/postgres-connect-connection-errors#the-endpoint-id-is-not-specified).

- If using a connection string to connect to your database, try [Workaround A. Pass the endpoint ID as an option](/guides/postgres-connect-connection-errors#a-pass-the-endpoint-id-as-an-option). For example:

  ```
  postgresql://[user]:[password]@[neon_hostname]/[dbname]?options=endpoint%3D[endpoint-id]
  ```

  Replace `[endpoint_id]` with your compute's endpoint ID, which you can find in your Neon connection string. It looks similar to this: `ep-cool-darkness-123456`.

- If using database connection parameters, as shown above, try [Workaround D. Specify the endpoint ID in the password field](/guides/postgres-connect-connection-errors#d-specify-the-endpoint-id-in-the-password-field). For example:

  ```
  DB_PASSWORD=endpoint=<endpoint_id>$<password>
  ```

## Schema migration with Laravel

For schema migration with Laravel, see our guide:

- [<img src="../img/site-assets/neon.com/_next/static/immutable/media/pattern.2qd_7vmtgnbf6.png" alt=""> Laravel Migrations Schema migration with Lakebase Postgres and Laravel](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-laravel-migrations)

## Next steps

- [Add Object Storage](/guides/object-storage-index): S3-compatible file storage that branches with your database
- [Call an LLM with AI Gateway](/guides/ai-gateway-index): Access foundation models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and more with one credential

## Need help?

Join our [Discord Server](https://neon.com/discord) to ask questions or see what others are doing with Neon. For paid plan support options, see [Support](/guides/postgres-introduction-support).

## Related pages

- [Connect a Django application to Neon](./neon-docs-guides-django.md)
- [Connect from Drizzle to Neon](./neon-docs-guides-drizzle.md)
- [Connect from Elixir with Ecto to Neon](./neon-docs-guides-elixir-ecto.md)
- [Connect from Kysely to Neon](./neon-docs-guides-kysely.md)
- [Connect a Ruby on Rails application to Lakebase Postgres](./neon-docs-guides-ruby-on-rails.md)
- [Connect an SQLAlchemy application to Lakebase Postgres](./neon-docs-guides-sqlalchemy.md)
- [Connect a Tortoise ORM application to Neon](./neon-docs-guides-tortoise-orm.md)
- [Connect from Better Drizzle to Neon](./neon-docs-guides-better-drizzle.md)

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