Set up a Django Project with Mamp?

Question

I just downloaded a newer version of MAMP (3.2.1) and i noticed that this Version has Python installed and also seems to handle SQLite Databases.

Shouldn't I be able to manage Django Projects with it?

Where and how would i install it?

I found some Posts in the Web (before my new MAMP release) where People already trying to get MAMP + Django to work with MySQL but those seemed more complicated to me then the usual setup with Virtualenv + SQLite/Postgres. I'm pretty new to django but starting a project at the time seems quite simple to me.

If Django would work with MAMP together what would be the advantages?
Anyone has already experiences or useful links?

Answer 1

OK i gues working with MAMP MySQL has the advantage that i can easy import/export Database with php MyAdmin tool. Anyway based on tanorix answer here how for me Django worked with MAMP MySQL Database:

DATABASES = {
  'default': {
      'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql', 
      'NAME': 'projectdb',                   
      'USER': 'root',
      'PASSWORD': 'root',
      'HOST': '/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock',
      'PORT': '8888',
  }
}

Then

python manage.py migrate 

Answer 2

I don't have knowledge about MAMP but I can give you some elements to put Django Database with WAMP, so I think it can be the same manipulation:

First, in MAMP, you need to create a database, call it : projectdb. Then, at your settings.py, update your variable DATABASES like this:

DATABASES = {
  'default': {
      'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql', # Add 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
      'NAME': 'projectdb',                   # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
      # The following settings are not used with sqlite3:
      'USER': 'root',
      'PASSWORD': '',
      'HOST': '127.0.0.1',                      # Empty for localhost through domain sockets or '127.0.0.1' for localhost through TCP.
      'PORT': '',                   # Set to empty string for default.
  }
}

Then, if you are using South, at your shell write this:

python manage.py schemamigration <name of your app> --init
python manage.py syncdb # => create your tables at your MAMP
python manage.py migrate