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Forge Packets Out of Order

Getting an error

called packets out of order

while trying to connect to a forge database from a local machine using homestead. How do I fix this error?

Solution

  • To fix this, you must whitelist your machine's IP address from Forge's firewall.

    Instructions:

    • Login to Laravel Forge

    • Click on your server and click on the Network tab located in the sidebar

    • In the NAME field, enter MYSQL

    • In the PORT field, enter 3306
    • In the From IP Address field, enter your machine's IP address or leave blank to accept any incoming connections

    Now click ADD RULE then wait about 10 seconds then refresh your application and it should work.

    I spent 3 hours trying to figure this out.

    Even if you don't use Forge and still get this error, just adapt the instructions to whatever DB host you use and it should work.