Django: connect to mysql with django

I always use postgres when using django. With PostgreSQL, django supports many features such as Full text search, Arrayfield, and so on.

Install MySQL in mac os X

Can install esaily by brew.

brew install mysql

Start MySQL

mysql.server start

Make database and user

First, open mysql shell

mysql -u root -p
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 5
Server version: 5.7.20 Homebrew

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Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql>

Then Make database, and grant previleges.

CREATE DATABASE taskbuster_db;
CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON taskbuster_db.* TO 'username'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
quit

Configuration in django settings

First, install PyMySQL

pip insatll PyMySQL

After that, add DATABASE settings in settings.py

pymysql.install_as_MySQLdb()

MYSQL_DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
        'NAME': 'db_name',
        'USER': 'db_user',
        'PASSWORD': 'your_password',
        'HOST': 'localhost',
        'PORT': '3306',
        'OPTIONS': {
            'init_command': "SET SESSION sql_mode = 'NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'",
        },
    }
}

DATABASE = MYSQL_DATABASES