install mysql to connect to external db, scaffold needed code

go.mod

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 module federated.computer/wp-sync-slowtwitch
 
 go 1.22.2
+
+require (
+	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 // indirect
+)

go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 h1:FNf4tywRC1HmFuKW5xopWpigGjJKiJSV0Cqo0cJWDaA=
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:BxyFTGdWcka3PhytdK4V28tE5sGfRvvvRV7EaN4VDT4=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 h1:LedoTUt/eveggdHS9qUFC1EFSa8bU2+1pZjSRpvNJ1Y=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wEBSXgmK//2ZFJyE+qWnIsVGmvmEKlqwuVSjsCm7DZg=

main.go

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
+)
+
 const baseUrl = "https://go-api-playground.local/wp-json/wp/v2/"
 const wordpressKey = "admin"
 const wordpressSecret = "S34E keY1 A1uX 6ncs Rx4T f21W"
@@ -11,3 +17,19 @@ func main() {
 	// TODO Use cached data to correctly build post form submissions
 
 }
+
+func connectToMariaDB() (*sql.DB, error) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", "username:password@tcp(localhost:3306)/mydb")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Ping the MariaDB server to ensure connectivity
+	err = db.Ping()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Connected to MariaDB!")
+	return db, nil
+}