August 2019

Drush can't connect to MySQL server on localhost using WinNMP on Windows

First time I setup and test Drush on my local machine using WinNMP on Windows executing a cache clear on a local Drupal site under Git BASH or cygwin:

  
drush @webfoobar cache-rebuild
  

... I get this error:

  
No Drupal site found, only 'drush' cache was cleared
  

I excuted the following drush command to investigate the cause of the error:

  
drush @webfoobar -d st
  

... got the following output message: