GitLab CI Laravel 5.1.*

.env.example

DB_HOST=mysql
DB_DATABASE=homestead
DB_USERNAME=homestead
DB_PASSWORD=secret

.gitlab-ci.yml

# Before Script
before_script:
  - composer self-update
  - composer install --prefer-dist > /dev/null
  - cp .env.example .env
  - php artisan key:generate
  - php artisan migrate:refresh --seed

# Services
services:
  - mysql:latest

# Variables
variables:
  MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
  MYSQL_USER: homestead
  MYSQL_PASSWORD: secret
  MYSQL_DATABASE: homestead

# PHP 5.5
php:5.5:
  image: bobey/docker-gitlab-ci-runner-php5.5
  script:
    - echo "Running PHPUnit Tests"
    - php vendor/bin/phpunit --colors --debug  --coverage-text

# PHP 5.6
php:5.6:
  image: bobey/docker-gitlab-ci-runner-php5.6
  script:
    - echo "Running PHPUnit Tests"
    - php vendor/bin/phpunit --colors --debug  --coverage-text

CI OUTPUT

> php artisan clear-compiled
> php artisan optimize
$ cp .env.example .env
$ php artisan key:generate
Application key [Dg4rH8UrV4klq49ORLJrXGbe84Y96XTf] set successfully.
$ php artisan migrate:refresh --seed


                                           
  [PDOException]                           
  SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] No route to host  
                                           



ERROR: Build failed with: exit code 1

config.toml

[runners]]
  name = "php"
  url = "<domain name removed>"
  token = "<token removed>"
  limit = 1
  executor = "docker"
  environment = ["MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=1"]
  [runners.docker]
    allowed_images = ["*", "*/*"]
    allowed_services = ["*", "*/*"]
    privileged = false
    volumes = ["/cache", "/composer-auth.json:/root/.composer/auth.json:ro"]
    wait_for_services_timeout = 0

http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/ci/services/mysql.html you need to use mysql as hostname

In config.toml

[runners]]

Typo?

I used the above .yml file but still have an issue with database migration during the build with GitLab. Anyone, if have any idea please throw some inputs here.

WARNING: Service mysql:latest is already created. Ignoring.
Waiting for services to be up and running...

*** WARNING: Service runner-8c63a854-project-962504-concurrent-0-mysql probably didn't start properly.

didn't respond in timely maner: runner-8c63a854-project-962504-concurrent-0-mysql (consider modifying wait_for_services_timeout: 30s).

2016-03-13T15:56:34.933385100Z Initializing database

[PDOException]                                    
  SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] No such file or directory