The default setup uses Apache Derby[1], which is an in-memory db. You are free to use other DBs, most commonly used would be MySQL and PostgreSQL, although there are others. Take a look here, http://wiki.liftweb.net/index.php?title=Cheat_Sheet#Connection_String_Quickies
[1] http://db.apache.org/derby/ On Apr 6, 3:25 am, Tobias Daub <hannes.flo...@gmx.li> wrote: > Hi Derek, > > This was something that confused me a bit, too. Which kind of database > is Lift using? Its not mentioned at all in the tutorial, or? > > I just know it from Turbogears, that they had a tool that could play > with the underlying database and do stuff like delete all tables and > create new empty ones. With Grok its really easy to "create" a new empty > database, too. > > I think this is really helpful for testing, because you dont have waste > so much time with doing it manually. > > I just asked, because I thought maybe there's something similar to do so. > > thanks > Tobias > > > > > If you're talking about one of the archetypes (using Derby), just > > delete the Derby directory in your project root. Otherwise, you could > > look at the destroyTables_!! method on Schemifier. Could you give some > > more details? > > > Derek > > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Tobias Daub <hannes.flo...@gmx.li > > <mailto:hannes.flo...@gmx.li>> wrote: > > > Hi There, > > > How can I initialize the database again, e.g. to have all tables emtpy > > again? > > > Do I have to modify Boot.scala? > > > thanks > > Tobias --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to liftweb@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to liftweb+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
