MaineMeetupMapper

The Team:

Team Lead: Mason Beale | mason.beale@maine.edu | MasonBeale

Kristina Zbinden | kristina.zbinden@maine.edu | kristinazbinden

Logan Simba | logan.simba@maine.edu | LoganSimba

Phil Lane | philip.lane@maine.edu | phlane

RUN/SETUP

1. Prerequisites

This application requires MySQL 8.4 to be installed and running on your system. Other versions may work but have NOT been tested.

a. Install Dependencies

Before running the application, install all required Python dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

b. Configure Database Connection

Edit Database_Startup/config.ini with your MySQL credentials:

[database]
host = localhost
user = root
password = your_mysql_password
database_name = mmmdb

Update the host, user, password, and database_name fields to match your MySQL setup.

2. Getting Started

a. Initialize the Database

Navigate to the Database_Startup/ directory and run:

python startup.py

This script will:

• Create all necessary database tables
• Set up stored procedures
• Initialize the database schema

b. Start the Application

From the project root directory, run:

python startup_site.py

This script will:

• Start the backend server
• Launch the frontend application