Django + MySQL using MacPorts on Mac OS X 10.7

[manicdee]

Installing Django and MySQL on Mac OS X 10.7 from a fresh install.

In point form, because I'm in a hurry:

1. Log in, make sure you have admin privileges
2. Install MacPorts
3. Add /opt/local to the "Privacy" list in Spotlight preferences (to stop Spotlight indexing all the source and slowing down installs by a factor of three)
4. Install the various versions of Python you expect to be using
5. Install the various versions of pyXX-virtualenv you need
6. Install the various versions of pyXX-virtualenvwrapper you need
7. sudo port install mysql5 +server
8. sudo /opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
9. sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist
10. /opt/local/bin/mysqld_safe5
11. /opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin/mysql_secure_installation
12. cd /opt/local/bin ; ln -s mysql_config5 mysql_config # This gets around the Django installation crash with "EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found"
13. select the version of Python you wish to use for this virtual environment: sudo port select --set python pythonXX
14. mkvirtualenv Django-X.X
15. easy_install pip
16. pip mysql-python
17. pip install Django==X.X

Comment here if you'd find more information useful. I'll add more detail at your request.

MySQL Setup borrowed from

• http://2tbsp.com/content/install_and_configure_mysql_5_macports
• http://djcode.posterous.com/installing-mysql-on-mac-os-x-snow-leopard