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Django MySQL Guide

This document provides a step-by-step guide to connect a Django project to a MySQL database, including installation of the MySQL client, configuration of the settings.py file, and running migrations. It also includes example model code for a Student and Course, as well as a list of default Django tables created for user authentication and session management. Following these steps will enable the Django application to utilize MySQL as its database.

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Django MySQL Guide

This document provides a step-by-step guide to connect a Django project to a MySQL database, including installation of the MySQL client, configuration of the settings.py file, and running migrations. It also includes example model code for a Student and Course, as well as a list of default Django tables created for user authentication and session management. Following these steps will enable the Django application to utilize MySQL as its database.

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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE: Connect Django to MySQL

1. Install MySQL Client

Run this in your terminal:

pip install mysqlclient

2. Configure settings.py in Django project:

Replace the DATABASES section with:

DATABASES = {

'default': {

'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',

'NAME': 'your_database_name',

'USER': 'your_mysql_username',

'PASSWORD': 'your_mysql_password',

'HOST': 'localhost',

'PORT': '3306',

3. Create MySQL Database:

Use MySQL Workbench or terminal to create the database before running migrations.

4. Run Migrations:

python manage.py makemigrations

python manage.py migrate


5. Run the server and it will use MySQL as the database.

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models.py Example Code:

from django.db import models

class Student(models.Model):

name = models.CharField(max_length=100)

email = models.EmailField(unique=True)

age = models.IntegerField()

joined_date = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True)

class Course(models.Model):

title = models.CharField(max_length=100)

description = models.TextField()

credits = models.IntegerField()

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Default Django Tables Created:

1. auth_user - Stores users info

2. auth_group - User groups

3. auth_permission - Permissions

4. django_admin_log - Admin actions logs


5. django_content_type - Links models with permissions

6. django_migrations - Tracks applied migrations

7. django_session - Stores session data

8. django_site - Site framework (optional)

9. django_auth_group_permissions - Links groups and permissions

10. django_auth_user_groups - Links users and groups

11. django_auth_user_user_permissions - Links users and permissions

These tables are essential for authentication, session management, and admin functionalities.

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