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How to set up Django with MySql on Ubuntu Hardy

Here are my notes on installing Django with MySql. Almost all of this was taken from Zeth's article: Baby Steps with Django - part 2 database setup.

Install Django and MySql

Note: during the installation of mysql-server, you will be prompted for a root password. Use this in the section below.

$ sudo apt-get install python-django
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
$ sudo apt-get install python-mysqldb
Set up a MySql database and user

Note, use the password you entered when installing MySql

$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
Server version: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.1 (Ubuntu)

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> CREATE DATABASE django_db;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> GRANT ALL ON django_db.* TO 'djangouser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)

mysql> quit
Bye
Create a Django Project
$ django-admin startproject mysite
Edit the Django database settings
Edit mysite/settings.py:
DATABASE_ENGINE = 'mysql'           # 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'ado_mssql'.
DATABASE_NAME = 'django_db'             # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
DATABASE_USER = 'djangouser'             # Not used with sqlite3.
DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'mypassword'         # Not used with sqlite3.
DATABASE_HOST = ''             # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
DATABASE_PORT = ''             # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.
Use Django to create the database tables
$ cd mysite
$ python manage.py syncdb
Creating table auth_message
Creating table auth_group
Creating table auth_user
Creating table auth_permission
Creating table django_content_type
Creating table django_session
Creating table django_site

You just installed Django's auth system, which means you don't have any superusers defined.
Would you like to create one now? (yes/no): yes
Username (Leave blank to use 'sofeng'):    
E-mail address: [email protected]
Password: 
Password (again): 
Superuser created successfully.
Installing index for auth.Message model
Installing index for auth.Permission model
Loading 'initial_data' fixtures...
No fixtures found.
Run the development server
$ python manage.py runserver
Validating models...
0 errors found.

Django version 0.96.1, using settings 'mysite.settings'
Development server is running at http://127.0.0.1:8000/
Quit the server with CONTROL-C.
[30/Jul/2008 16:37:23] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 404 2053

Point your browser at http://127.0.0.1:8000 and you should see the Django It worked! page.

Comments


#1 bush commented on :

is a very simple and easy article , very good !


#2 thanos commented on :

unique!!! 5 stars


#3 austiine commented on :

absolutely cool ........ wud u mind doing that again for postgresql


#4 ashish commented on :

Nice article, It saves my time :)


#5 prookxz commented on :

Nice! Have been looking through a couple of tutorials, this is by far the best one yet.


#6 abid commented on :

very nice man.. pls tell me how can i store the data in mysql from django


#7 Mc commented on :

Could you tell sth about how to do it on Cent OS system ? It drives me crazy...


#8 Will commented on :

WOW! this did more for me than pages of django docs. Thanks!


#9 Gaurav Bhagwat commented on :

thanks..


#10 Sanjoy Ganguly commented on :

Really easy & step by step.


#11 Innocent Ndibatya commented on :

Very good article. I has saved my time. Thanks


#12 Krishn Singh commented on :

Useful article!!!


#13 Steven commented on :

excellent!!!!! (y) (y) (y)


#14 Siva commented on :

thank you soo much


#15 prasad reddy commented on :

really very good article and it is very helpful to beginers............


#16 ineptant commented on :

Simple and useful, many thanks :)


#17 Ayurera.it commented on :

it's not working with python 3.4 & django 1.9 version

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