app.py

from flask import Flask, render_template, flash, redirect, url_for, session, request, logging
from data import Articles
from flaskext.mysql import MySQL
from wtforms import Form, StringField, TextAreaField, PasswordField, validators
from passlib.hash import sha256_crypt

app = Flask(__name__)

# Configure MySQL
app.config['MYSQL_DATABASE_PORT'] = 3306
app.config['MYSQL_DATABASE_HOST'] = 'localhost'
app.config['MYSQL_DATABASE_USER'] = 'root'
app.config['MYSQL_DATABASE_PASSWORD'] = 'password'
app.config['MYSQL_DATABASE_DB'] = 'articles_app'
#app.config['MYSQL_DATABASE_CHARSET'] = 'utf-8'

# Init MySQL
mysql = MySQL(app)
#mysql.init_app(app)

Articles = Articles()

@app.route('/')
def index():
    return render_template('home.html')

@app.route('/about')
def about():
    return render_template('about.html')

@app.route('/articles')
def articles():
    return render_template('articles.html', articles = Articles)

@app.route('/article/<string:id>')
def article(id):
    return render_template('article.html', id = id)

class RegisterForm(Form):
    name = StringField('Name', [validators.Length(min=1, max=50)])
    username = StringField('Username', [validators.Length(min=5, max=25)])
    email = StringField('Email', [validators.Length(min=6, max=50)])
    password = PasswordField('Password', [
        validators.DataRequired(),
        validators.EqualTo('confirm', message='Passwords do not match')
    ])
    confirm = PasswordField('Confirm Password')

@app.route('/register', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def register():
    form = RegisterForm(request.form)
    if request.method == 'POST' and form.validate():
        name = form.name.data
        email = form.email.data
        username = form.username.data
        password = sha256_crypt.encrypt(str(form.password.data))

        # Create cursor
        cur = mysql.get_db().cursor()

        # Execute query
        cur.execute("INSERT INTO users(name, email, username, password) VALUES(%s, %s, %s, %s)", (name, email, username, password))

        # Commit to DB
        cur.connection.commit()

        # Close connection
        cur.close()

        flash('You are now registered', 'success')

        #ToDo: Define login route
        return redirect(url_for('about'))
    return render_template('register.html', form = form)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.secret_key='secret123'
    app.run(debug=True)