# Connect with Laravel

You can connect Laravel to SingleStore using the SingleStore Driver for Laravel ("the driver"). Refer to the [SingleStore Driver for Laravel](https://github.com/singlestore-labs/singlestoredb-laravel-driver) Github repository for its source code and related information.

Prerequisites



* Install [PDO\_MYSQL](https://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.pdo-mysql.php).
* Install the driver via composer:
  ```shell
  composer require singlestoredb/singlestoredb-laravel
  ```

## Connect to SingleStore

To connect Laravel to SingleStore, enable the driver and configure the connection.

To enable the driver, edit your `config/database.php` file and create a new entry for SingleStore in the connection configuration. Update the `default`  option to point to the new connection or set `DB_CONNECTION=singlestore` in your environment file.

Here's a sample configuration:

```php
[
    'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'singlestore'),

    'connections' => [
        'singlestore' => [
            'driver' => 'singlestore',
            'url' => env('DATABASE_URL'),
            'host' => env('DB_HOST'),
            'port' => env('DB_PORT'),
            'database' => env('DB_DATABASE'),
            'username' => env('DB_USERNAME'),
            'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD'),
            'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET'),
            'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
            'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
            'prefix' => '',
            'prefix_indexes' => true,
            'strict' => true,
            'engine' => null,
            'options' => extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? array_filter([
                PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
                PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => true,
                PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT => true
            ]) : [],
        ],
    ]
]
```

The SingleStore driver is an extension of the MySQL driver, so you can also use the driver from `mysql`.

For more details, refer to the [SingleStore Driver for Laravel](https://github.com/singlestore-labs/singlestoredb-laravel-driver) and [Laravel docs](https://laravel.com/docs/database).

***

Modified at: June 11, 2024

Source: [/db/v9.1/developer-resources/connect-with-application-development-tools/connect-with-laravel/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/developer-resources/connect-with-application-development-tools/connect-with-laravel/)

(An index of the documentation is available at /llms.txt)