You will need to have access to a MySQL database. You can install one locally installed, in the cloud, within a container. I am using a locally installed MySQL server and have the root password set to mypassword. You will also need to install the MySQL python library. You can do this with pip install mysql-connector-python.
- The first thing to do is to connect to the database using the mysql command at the terminal:
# mysql -uroot -pmypasswordmysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.Your MySQL connection id is 4Server version: 5.7.19 MySQL Community Server (GPL)Copyright (c) 2000, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. ...
