im trying to connect mysql with nodejs but have error

Question

im trying to connect mysql with nodejs but have error i think its a mysql problem not nodejs.
this is the error

Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:3306
    at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1145:16)
    --------------------
    at Protocol._enqueue (C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\MySQL\node_modules\mysql\lib\protocol\Protocol.js:144:48)
    at Protocol.handshake (C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\MySQL\node_modules\mysql\lib\protocol\Protocol.js:51:23)
    at Connection.connect (C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\MySQL\node_modules\mysql\lib\Connection.js:116:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\MySQL\server.js:23:12)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1015:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1035:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:879:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:724:14)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:60:12)
    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
  errno: 'ECONNREFUSED',
  code: 'ECONNREFUSED',
  syscall: 'connect',
  address: '127.0.0.1',
  port: 3306,
  fatal: true
}

also i dont have mysql in my task manager i think i did something but i got error before it disapeared

my js code is

    const mysql = require('mysql');
    var connection = mysql.createConnection({
      host     : 'localhost',
      port     : 3306,
      user     : 'root',
      password : 'philipthe1',
      database : 'todo'
    });
    connection.connect();
    connection.query("select * from items",(error,res,fields)=>{
        if(error){
            console.error(error);
        }
        else{
            console.log(res)
        }
    })
    connection.end();

Answer 1

It is a mysql error, cuz it says you cannot connect to db.

Can you add the code in which you're trying to connect?

Answer 2

i was able to restart mysql by doing windows key and r on keyboard then services.msc then it gave option start server the docs for it is in mysql docs under restarting server