IP Address Database Program

Overview

This Python program connects to a MySQL database to store and manage IP addresses. It includes basic functionality for creating a database connection, creating a table, and inserting IP addresses into the table. Logging is implemented to track successful operations and errors. The log file is created after you run the script.

Features

• Connect to a My SQL database
• Create a table to store IP addresses
• Insert IP addresses into the table
• Log operations and errors

Requirements

• Python 3 (Most recent version)
• MySQL Server (Most recent version)

Create a Virtual Environment in bash

• python -m venv venv
• venv\Scripts\activate # For Windows
• source venv/bin/activate # For maxOS/Linux

Running the Script in bash

• python db_operations.py

Installation

1. Set up MySQL Database

1. Create a Database:

   Open MySQL Workbench or another MySQL client and run:

   CREATE DATABASE ip_addresses;

2. Create a new user:(Optional)

   CREATE USER 'new_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'NewPassword';

3. Grant all privileges to the new user:

   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON . TO 'new_user'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

4. Check Existing Users

   SELECT User, Host FROM mysql.user WHERE User = 'root';

5. Modify Existing User

   ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'NewPassword!';

6. Drop and Recreate User(be careful with this, it can affect permissions)

   DROP USER 'root'@'localhost';