Could not find driver Laravel

In general, PostgreSQL is best suited for systems that require execution of complex queries, or data warehousing and data analysis . MySQL is the first choice for those web-based projects which require a database merely for data transactions and not anything intricate.

PostgreSQL is known to be faster while handling massive data sets, complicated queries, and read-write operations. Meanwhile, MySQL is known to be faster with read-only commands.

Laravel makes connecting with Postgres databases and running queries extremely simple out of the box. The Postgres database configuration for your application is located at Laravel Project Root Folder, config/database. php . In this file you may define Postgres database connection for your Laravel Application.

Laravel makes connecting with Postgres databases and running queries extremely simple out of the box. The Postgres database configuration for your application is located at Laravel Project Root Folder, config/database. php . In this file you may define Postgres database connection for your Laravel Application.

PHP provides many functions for working directly with PostgreSQL databases . To connect to PostgreSQL using native functions, follow these steps: Use the following PHP code to connect to PostgreSQL and select a database.

Currently, Laravel provides first-party support for five databases: MariaDB 10.2+ (Version Policy) MySQL 5.7+ (Version Policy) PostgreSQL 9.6+ (Version Policy)