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database.php

<?php

$dbHost = env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1');
$dbPort = env('DB_PORT', '5432');
$dbName = env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge');
$dbUser = env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge');
$dbPassword = env('DB_PASSWORD', '');

if (env('DATABASE_URL')) {
    $databaseUrl = parse_url(env('DATABASE_URL'));

    $dbHost = $databaseUrl['host'];
    $dbPort = $databaseUrl['port'];
    $dbName = substr($databaseUrl['path'], 1);
    $dbUser = $databaseUrl['user'];
    $dbPassword = $databaseUrl['pass'];
}

$redisHost = env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1');
$redisPort = env('REDIS_PORT', 6379);
$redisPassword = env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null);

if (env('REDIS_URL')) {
    $redisUrl = parse_url(env('REDIS_URL'));

    $redisHost = $redisUrl['host'];
    $redisPort = $redisUrl['port'];
    $redisPassword = $redisUrl['pass'];
}

return [

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Default Database Connection Name
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | Here you may specify which of the database connections below you wish
    | to use as your default connection for all database work. Of course
    | you may use many connections at once using the Database library.
    |
    */

    'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'pgsql'),

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Database Connections
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | Here are each of the database connections setup for your application.
    | Of course, examples of configuring each database platform that is
    | supported by Laravel is shown below to make development simple.
    |
    |
    | All database work in Laravel is done through the PHP PDO facilities
    | so make sure you have the driver for your particular database of
    | choice installed on your machine before you begin development.
    |
    */

    'connections' => [

        'pgsql' => [
            'driver' => 'pgsql',
            'host' => $dbHost,
            'port' => $dbPort,
            'database' => $dbName,
            'username' => $dbUser,
            'password' => $dbPassword,
            'charset' => 'utf8',
            'prefix' => '',
            'prefix_indexes' => true,
            'schema' => 'public',
            'sslmode' => 'prefer',
        ],

    ],

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Redis Databases
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | Redis is an open source, fast, and advanced key-value store that also
    | provides a richer body of commands than a typical key-value system
    | such as APC or Memcached. Laravel makes it easy to dig right in.
    |
    */

    'redis' => [

        'client' => env('REDIS_CLIENT', 'predis'),

        'options' => [
            'cluster' => env('REDIS_CLUSTER', 'predis'),
        ],

        'default' => [
            'host' => $redisHost,
            'password' => $redisPassword,
            'port' => $redisPort,
            'database' => env('REDIS_DB', 0),
        ],
        'cache' => [
            'host' => $redisHost,
            'password' => $redisPassword,
            'port' => $redisPort,
            'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', 1),
        ],

    ],

];