https://github.com/kennethleungty/aws-rds-mysql-python

Integrating Amazon RDS, MySQL Workbench, and PyMySQL to build and deploy a database on the cloud
https://github.com/kennethleungty/aws-rds-mysql-python

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Integrating Amazon RDS, MySQL Workbench, and PyMySQL to build and deploy a database on the cloud

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kennethleungty/aws-rds-mysql-python
• Owner: kennethleungty
• Created: 2022-02-09T04:13:23.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-02-09T12:58:40.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-05T18:11:14.687Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Topics: aws, aws-rds, aws-rds-mysql, data-science, database, database-management, mysql, mysql-database, pymysql, python, rdbms, sql
• Language: Jupyter Notebook
• Homepage: https://towardsdatascience.com/definitive-guide-to-create-an-sql-database-on-cloud-with-aws-and-python-c818c7270af2
• Size: 2.04 MB
• Stars: 9
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
## Definitive Guide to Creating a SQL Database on Cloud with AWS and Python

#### An easy-to-follow comprehensive guide on integrating Amazon RDS, MySQL Workbench, and PyMySQL to build and deploy a database in the cloud for Python applications

Link to article: https://towardsdatascience.com/definitive-guide-to-create-an-sql-database-on-cloud-with-aws-and-python-c818c7270af2

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### Contents

**Files**

- `Example-Notebook.ipynb`: Main notebook with sample codes on using PyMySQL and general Python functions to connect to Amazon RDS database instance and perform CRUD operations.

- `config.py`: Configuration file comprising key database connection parameters

**Folders**

- `/ssl`: Folder containing the bundle file of SSL certificates (for encrypted SSL connection between local client and RDS database instance)

- `/assets`: Folder containing the various screenshots in the step-by-step guide

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### Motivation

- In the midst of building a web application for a client, I came across the need to set up a database system to store valuable user traffic data

- While each component (i.e. AWS RDS, MySQL Workbench, and PyMySQL) is easy to work with, integrating them together to form a closed-loop system proved to be relatively challenging.

- This is especially true given that online resources tend to be fragmented, with numerous important caveats and hurdles not clearly explained and illustrated.

- Having overcome these challenges to successfully set up a production database in AWS, I believe it would be important to share this information with the community, including my future self.

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### References

- [Connect RDS - MySQL Workbench (AWS)](https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/connect-rds-mysql-workbench/)

- [Be A Better Dev (Youtube)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCraiFqWi0qSIxXxXN4IHFBQ)

- [Download SSL Certificate (AWS)](https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/ls/docs/en_us/articles/amazon-lightsail-download-ssl-certificate-for-managed-database)