Loading docs/faq.txt +6 −8 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -406,18 +406,16 @@ If I make changes to a model, how do I update the database? ----------------------------------------------------------- If you don't mind clearing data, just pipe the output of the appropriate ``django-admin.py sqlreset`` command into your database's command-line utility. ``manage.py sqlreset`` command into your database's command-line utility. For example:: django-admin.py sqlreset appname | psql dbname manage.py sqlreset appname | manage.py dbshell That "psql" assumes you're using PostgreSQL. If you're using MySQL, use the appropriate command-line utility, ``mysql``. ``django-admin.py sqlreset`` outputs SQL that clears the app's database ``manage.py sqlreset`` outputs SQL that clears the app's database table(s) and creates new ones. The above command uses a Unix pipe to send the SQL directly to the PostgreSQL command-line utility, which accepts SQL as input. SQL directly to the database command-line utility, which accepts SQL as input (``manage.py dbshell`` will launch the appropriate tool for the database configured in ``settings.py``). If you do care about deleting data, you'll have to execute the ``ALTER TABLE`` statements manually in your database. That's the way we've always done it, Loading Loading
docs/faq.txt +6 −8 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -406,18 +406,16 @@ If I make changes to a model, how do I update the database? ----------------------------------------------------------- If you don't mind clearing data, just pipe the output of the appropriate ``django-admin.py sqlreset`` command into your database's command-line utility. ``manage.py sqlreset`` command into your database's command-line utility. For example:: django-admin.py sqlreset appname | psql dbname manage.py sqlreset appname | manage.py dbshell That "psql" assumes you're using PostgreSQL. If you're using MySQL, use the appropriate command-line utility, ``mysql``. ``django-admin.py sqlreset`` outputs SQL that clears the app's database ``manage.py sqlreset`` outputs SQL that clears the app's database table(s) and creates new ones. The above command uses a Unix pipe to send the SQL directly to the PostgreSQL command-line utility, which accepts SQL as input. SQL directly to the database command-line utility, which accepts SQL as input (``manage.py dbshell`` will launch the appropriate tool for the database configured in ``settings.py``). If you do care about deleting data, you'll have to execute the ``ALTER TABLE`` statements manually in your database. That's the way we've always done it, Loading