SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user 'forge'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

In my Ubuntu VM, I kept getting

SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user 'forge'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

I have configured my database like this in my .env file

DB_HOST=45.55.88.57
DB_DATABASE=bheng-prod
DB_USERNAME=forge
DB_PASSWORD=*********
UNIX_SOCKET=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock

What else I should look into to prevent this ?

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I have a feeling that I have the wrong password.

How do I test my database password ? DB_PASSWORD=********* ?

via Chebli Mohamed