Tag Archives: MySQL

MySQL Configuration for Rails

As of Rails 2.0, the helper to generate a new application structure uses SQLite instead of MySQL. While MySQL is more heavyweight, it has some strengths over SQLite, such as power GUI tools, and the ability to rename columns. If you need a MySQL database configuration sample, we have one here! Continue reading

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Moving MySQL Databases

Migrations are a wonderful tool. But they’re not enough. Sometimes, you need to pick up your entire database and move it somewhere else. In this post, we discuss how you can use the MySQL command-line tool to export and re-import your database, wholesale, to a new server. Continue reading

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