docs: XAMPP documentation update and db configuration enhancement

.env.example

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ DB_PORT=3306
 DB_DATABASE=ushahidi
 DB_USERNAME=homestead
 DB_PASSWORD=secret
+DB_SOCKET=
 
 CACHE_DRIVER=memcached
 QUEUE_DRIVER=sync

config/database.php

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
             'prefix'    => env('DB_PREFIX', ''),
             'timezone'  => env('DB_TIMEZONE', '+00:00'),
             'strict'    => env('DB_STRICT_MODE', true),
+            'socket'    => env('DB_SOCKET', '')
         ],
 
         'pgsql' => [

config/ohanzee-db.php

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         'database'   => getenv('DB_DATABASE'),
         'username'   => getenv('DB_USERNAME'),
         'password'   => getenv('DB_PASSWORD'),
+        'port'       => getenv('DB_PORT'),
         'persistent' => false,
     ],
     'table_prefix' => '',

docs/development-and-code/setup_alternatives/xampp.md

@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ On Windows File Explorer, the default is to hide the extension of the files \(th
   * Change the `DB_USER` to `root` 
   * Change the `DB_PASSWORD` to be empty, so literally: `DB_PASSWORD=`
   * Change the `DB_DATABASE` to `platform`
+
+{% hint style="info" %}
+Hint: If you are running MySQL in a non-default port (different to 3306, the default one), you may also want to change `DB_PORT` to the port you are using. Also, if you need to specify a certain socket for db connection, you can do it by adding `DB_SOCKET` with the corresponding socket path.
+{% endhint %}
+
 * Run `composer install`. Wait while composer installs all the dependencies
 * Run `composer migrate` to run the database migrations.
   * This will create all the necessary tables and a default `admin` user with password `administrator`

phinx.php

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
             'name' => getenv('DB_DATABASE'),
             'user' => getenv('DB_USERNAME'),
             'pass' => getenv('DB_PASSWORD'),
+            'unix_socket' => getenv('DB_SOCKET'),
             'charset' => 'utf8',
         ],
     ]