diff --git a/public/installer/index.php b/public/installer/index.php
index 3d7dd418a..b3217046b 100755
--- a/public/installer/index.php
+++ b/public/installer/index.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
         // converting env content to key/value pair
         $data = explode(PHP_EOL,$str);
-        $databaseArray = ['DB_HOST', 'DB_DATABASE', 'DB_USERNAME', 'DB_PASSWORD', 'DB_CONNECTION'];
+        $databaseArray = ['DB_HOST', 'DB_DATABASE', 'DB_USERNAME', 'DB_PASSWORD', 'DB_CONNECTION','DB_PORT'];
 
         $key = $value = [];
         if ($data) {
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@
         $password   = $databaseData['DB_PASSWORD'];
         $dbname     = $databaseData['DB_DATABASE'];
         $connection = $databaseData['DB_CONNECTION'];
+        $port       = $databaseData['DB_PORT'];
 
         if ($connection == 'mysql') {
-            @$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
+            @$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname, $port);
 
             if (!$conn->connect_error) {
                 // retrieving admin entry
@@ -98,4 +99,4 @@
         // redirecting to 404 error page
         header("Location: $url");
     }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/public/installer/install.php b/public/installer/install.php
index dc9ce0a90..e06b02c5e 100755
--- a/public/installer/install.php
+++ b/public/installer/install.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
         // converting env content to key/value pair
         $data = explode(PHP_EOL,$str);
-        $databaseArray = ['DB_HOST', 'DB_DATABASE', 'DB_USERNAME', 'DB_PASSWORD', 'DB_CONNECTION'];
+        $databaseArray = ['DB_HOST', 'DB_DATABASE', 'DB_USERNAME', 'DB_PASSWORD', 'DB_CONNECTION','DB_PORT'];
 
         $key = $value = [];
         if ($data) {
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@
         $password   = $databaseData['DB_PASSWORD'];
         $dbname     = $databaseData['DB_DATABASE'];
         $connection = $databaseData['DB_CONNECTION'];
+        $port       = $databaseData['DB_PORT'];
 
         if ($connection == 'mysql') {
-            @$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
+            @$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname, $port);
 
             if (!$conn->connect_error) {
                 // retrieving admin entry