Ramiro, Thank you so much for your reply... apologies for the late response
On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 3:43:32 PM UTC+3, Ramiro Morales wrote: > > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Eran Ariel <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am uncertain as to the proper syntax usage for the Database name. > > > > I have a MYSQL database called "test". Does the subsequent script > > automatically point to the folder where mysql databases reside on my > Ubuntu > > machine? > > > > > > > > os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.test ') > > > > > > > > Furthermore, the instructions as per the Django site are to provide the > full > > path where the database resides… However, I am again uncertain whether > that > > refers specifically to all databases and how to apply it in proper > syntax > > > > > > > > Can someone provide me with a configuration example? > > If you are using a RDBMS like mysql, or any of them different from > sqlite3 then in the NAME value you should simply specify the name of > the database in which you want Django creates the tables for the apps > of your project. > > Per > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/topics/install/#get-your-database-running > > and https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/intro/tutorial01/#database-setup, > > that database should have been created previously using the MySQL > administrative tools and the user you plan to use should have the > right permissions on it. > > sqlite3 is special in the sense that it is a embeddable library (as > opposed to a RDBMS). That's why you need to specify the file system > path to the file the library will create the first time. No need to > provide USER/PASASWORD credentials because that's another feature it > doesn't provide. > > With a RDBMS you connect to it possibly through the network and use > SQL to handle tables. It is in charge of handling low level details > like which files(s) it is using to store your data. > > An example DATABASES setting value (for postgres):: > > DATABASES = { > 'default': { > 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', > 'HOST': '', > 'NAME': 'django_test_suite', > 'USER': 'ramiro', > 'PASSWORD': '123', > }, > 'other': { > 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', > 'HOST': '', > 'NAME': 'other', > 'USER': 'ramiro', > 'PASSWORD': '123', > } > } > > HTH > > -- > Ramiro Morales > @ramiromorales > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/0aeb7f85-bda0-4bf9-9e59-c71c8ce92a0f%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
