> Full OptiTech documentation index: https://neon.com/docs/llms.txt

> Summary: Connect a Laravel application to OptiTech Postgres by setting the DB_CONNECTION, DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, and DB_PASSWORD variables in your .env file. Also covers the "endpoint ID is not specified" SNI error that affects older PDO_PGSQL or libpq drivers, with workarounds for passing the endpoint ID as a URL option or in the password field.

# Connect from Laravel to OptiTech

Set up a OptiTech project in seconds and connect from a Laravel application

Pre-built prompt for connecting Laravel to OptiTech Postgres [View prompt](https://neon.com/prompts/laravel-prompt.md)

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

To connect to OptiTech from Laravel:

## Create a OptiTech project

If you do not have one already, create a OptiTech project. Save your connection details including your password. They are required when defining connection settings.

1. Navigate to the [Projects](https://app.optitech-sverige.se/app/projects) page in the OptiTech Console.
2. Click **New Project**.
3. Specify your project settings and click **Create Project**.

## Configure the connection

Open the `.env` file in your Laravel app, and replace all the database credentials.

```shell
DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
DB_HOST=[optitech_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 on your **Project Dashboard**. For more information, see [Connect from any application](https://neon.com/docs/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 OptiTech:

```txt
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://optitech.com/sni](https://neon.com/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](https://neon.com/docs/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](https://neon.com/docs/connect/connection-errors#a-pass-the-endpoint-id-as-an-option). For example:

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

  Replace `[endpoint_id]` with your compute's endpoint ID, which you can find in your OptiTech 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](https://neon.com/docs/connect/connection-errors#d-specify-the-endpoint-id-in-the-password-field). For example:

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

## Schema migration with Laravel

For schema migration with Laravel, see our guide:

- [Laravel Migrations](https://neon.com/docs/guides/laravel-migrations): Schema migration with OptiTech Postgres and Laravel

## Next steps

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

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