Connect the Django with Mysql Database

In this tutorial we will learn how we will connect mysql with django,Django allows for scalability, re-usability, and rapid development.

Step 1: Install Mysql Server: Download mysql server from click here

https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/

Step 2 Install Mysql Connector:
pip install mysql_connector

You will see following output:

Step 3 Create Database:open mysql terminal and make database.

Output
+--------------------+
| Database          |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| mysql             |
| performance_schema |
| sys               |
+--------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Step 4 Modife setting.py

DATABASES = {
‘default’: {
‘ENGINE’: ‘django.db.backends.mysql’,
‘NAME’: ‘test’,
‘USER’: ‘admin’,
‘PASSWORD’: ‘admin’,
‘HOST’: ‘localhost’,
‘PORT’: ‘3306’,
}
}

After modification save this setting you will be connected with database further make class in models.py then migrate.