connecting to a docker-compose mysql container denies access but docker running same image does not

Question

I am having some issues connecting to the mysql docker container that I have launched with docker-compose. This is a long post (sorry!).

Here is my docker-compose.ym

Answer 1

In my case I had mariadb installed and was trying to start a mysql container. Somehow starting the container didn't fail and running docker ps showed the container as listening on 3306, but in reality, the mariad mysqld was running and I was getting access denied. to that db rather than the one in the container. I'm using a Mac and was able to stop mariadb with: launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mariadb.plist