#35634: Add Detailed Steps for Setting Up MySQL in Django Tutorials
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Reporter: Jerome Cagado | Type: New feature
Status: new | Component: Documentation
Version: 5.0 | Severity: Normal
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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The current tutorial in "Writing your first Django app, part 2" lacks
detailed, step-by-step instructions for setting up Django with a MySQL
database. Specifically, there are missing steps for installing MySQL
dependencies and configuring the `DATABASES` setting in `settings.py`.
**Steps to Reproduce:**
1. Follow the tutorial in "Writing your first Django app, part 2".
2. Notice that detailed instructions for setting up MySQL, such as
installing dependencies and configuring the `DATABASES` setting in
`settings.py`, are not provided.
**Expected Behavior:**
The tutorial should include:
- Detailed steps for installing MySQL dependencies.
- Clear instructions for configuring the `DATABASES` setting in
`settings.py` for MySQL.
**Actual Behavior:**
The tutorial currently lacks these steps, making it challenging for users
who want to set up Django with MySQL.
**Proposed Solution:**
Update the tutorial to include the following steps:
1. Install MySQL and `mysqlclient`:
```bash
pip install mysqlclient
```
2. Configure the `DATABASES` setting in `settings.py`:
```python
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
'NAME': 'mydatabase',
'USER': 'mydatabaseuser',
'PASSWORD': 'mypassword',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PORT': '3306',
}
}
```
**Additional Information:**
I followed the contributing guidelines as outlined in the
[CONTRIBUTING.rst
file](https://github.com/django/django/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst).
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