Connection refused SQL: select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = firstdb and table_name = migrations and table_type = 'BASE TABLE – Phpmyadmin

I have XAMPP installed and turned on which is how I access my phpmyadmin page. I have created a database in phpmyadmin called “firstdb”.

I have also created auth in laravel files stored locally. I am trying to migrate tables using php artisan migrate and I am getting the error below.

user@Andress-MacBook-Pro admin-panel % php artisan migrate

   IlluminateDatabaseQueryException 

  SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Connection refused (SQL: select * from information_schema.tables where table_schema = firstdb and table_name = migrations and table_type = 'BASE TABLE')

  at vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php:671
    667|         // If an exception occurs when attempting to run a query, we'll format the error
    668|         // message to include the bindings with SQL, which will make this exception a
    669|         // lot more helpful to the developer instead of just the database's errors.
    670|         catch (Exception $e) {
  > 671|             throw new QueryException(
    672|                 $query, $this->prepareBindings($bindings), $e
    673|             );
    674|         }
    675| 

      +37 vendor frames 
  38  artisan:37
      IlluminateFoundationConsoleKernel::handle(Object(SymfonyComponentConsoleInputArgvInput), Object(SymfonyComponentConsoleOutputConsoleOutput))

I have looked everywhere, please help.