diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 50fcbea24..98d649627 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -217,25 +217,51 @@ def generate_random_user():
     return generate_random_string(length=32, using_ascii_letters=True)
 
 
-def generate_postgres_user(debug=False):
+def generate_database_user(debug=False):
     return DEBUG_VALUE if debug else generate_random_user()
 
 
-def set_postgres_user(file_path, value):
-    postgres_user = set_flag(file_path, "!!!SET POSTGRES_USER!!!", value=value)
-    return postgres_user
-
-
-def set_postgres_password(file_path, value=None):
-    postgres_password = set_flag(
+def set_database_user(file_path: str, value: str, database_engine: str):
+    database_user = set_flag(
         file_path,
-        "!!!SET POSTGRES_PASSWORD!!!",
+        f"!!!SET {database_engine.upper()}_USER!!!",
+        value=value)
+    return database_user
+
+
+def set_database_password(file_path: str,  database_engine: str, value: str | None=None):
+    database_password = set_flag(
+        file_path,
+        f"!!!SET {database_engine.upper()}_USER!!!",
         value=value,
         length=64,
         using_digits=True,
         using_ascii_letters=True,
     )
-    return postgres_password
+    return database_password
+
+
+def get_database_env_path(env: str, database_engine: str):
+    local_postgres_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".local", ".postgres")
+    production_postgres_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".production", ".postgres")
+    local_mysql_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".local", ".mysql")
+    production_mysql_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".production", ".mysql")
+
+    is_mysql = database_engine == "mysql"
+    is_postgres = database_engine == "postgresql"
+
+    if env == "local":
+        if is_mysql:
+            return local_mysql_envs_path
+        if is_postgres:
+            return local_postgres_envs_path
+    if env == "prod":
+        if is_mysql:
+            return production_mysql_envs_path
+        if is_postgres:
+            return production_postgres_envs_path
+
+    return None
 
 
 def set_celery_flower_user(file_path, value):
@@ -263,22 +289,35 @@ def append_to_gitignore_file(ignored_line):
         gitignore_file.write("\n")
 
 
-def set_flags_in_envs(postgres_user, celery_flower_user, debug=False):
+def set_flags_in_envs(database_user, celery_flower_user, debug=False):
     local_django_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".local", ".django")
     production_django_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".production", ".django")
-    local_postgres_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".local", ".postgres")
-    production_postgres_envs_path = os.path.join(".envs", ".production", ".postgres")
+
+    selected_database = "{{ cookiecutter.database_engine }}"
 
     set_django_secret_key(production_django_envs_path)
     set_django_admin_url(production_django_envs_path)
 
-    set_postgres_user(local_postgres_envs_path, value=postgres_user)
-    set_postgres_password(
-        local_postgres_envs_path, value=DEBUG_VALUE if debug else None
+    set_database_user(
+        get_database_env_path(env="local", database_engine=selected_database),
+        value=database_user,
+        database_engine=selected_database
+        )
+    set_database_password(
+        get_database_env_path(env="local", database_engine=selected_database),
+        database_engine=selected_database,
+        value=DEBUG_VALUE if debug else None
     )
-    set_postgres_user(production_postgres_envs_path, value=postgres_user)
-    set_postgres_password(
-        production_postgres_envs_path, value=DEBUG_VALUE if debug else None
+
+    set_database_user(
+        get_database_env_path(env="prod", database_engine=selected_database),
+        value=database_user,
+        database_engine=selected_database
+        )
+    set_database_password(
+        get_database_env_path(env="prod", database_engine=selected_database),
+        database_engine=selected_database,
+        value=DEBUG_VALUE if debug else None
     )
 
     set_celery_flower_user(local_django_envs_path, value=celery_flower_user)