How To Connect MySQL And Auth To A Next.js App

Today, we’ll connect our Next.js app to MySQL database and develop an authentication feature.

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1. Setup the MySQL database

At first, I’ll prepare MySQL database to connect.

If you already installed that, you can skip this step. Just create a database and table named ‘users’ in MySQL.

Let’s install the ‘mysql’. I used ‘homebrew’ package manager.

$ brew install mysql

It is not necessary to use this method. Depending on the OS or your preference, you can use different styles.

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