'Datasources' => [ 'default' => [ 'className' => 'Cake\Database\Connection', 'driver' => 'Cake\Database\Driver\Mysql', 'persistent' => false, 'host' => 'localhost', /** * CakePHP will use the default DB port based on the driver selected * MySQL on MAMP uses port 8889, MAMP users will want to uncomment * the following line and set the port accordingly */ //'port' => 'nonstandard_port_number', 'user