diff --git a/.github/workflows/general.yaml b/.github/workflows/general.yaml
index ec7f90d..acef01d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/general.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/general.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Verify MySQL Connection
+        run: |
+          mysql --version
+          sudo apt-get install -y mysql-client
+          mysql --host 127.0.0.1 --port 33306 -uuser -ppassword -e "SHOW DATABASES"
       - name: Setup PHP
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with: