settings.php: Sample settings.local.php
1<?php
2$databases['default']['default'] = array (
3 'database' => 'yourDB',
4 'username' => 'yourDBA',
5 'password' => 'yourDBPASS',
6 'prefix' => '',
7 'host' => 'localhost',
8 'port' => '3306',
9 'namespace' => 'Drupal\\Core\\Database\\Driver\\mysql',
10 'driver' => 'mysql',
11);
EDIT: Updated to reflect new learning in https://ismael.casimpan.com/quicktasks-drupal/post/weird-session-issue/