> On problem I encountered-- I assume this is a Rake related issue-- > is that > after running Rake, my mysql table was deleted. Fortunately, I have > a fresh > backup. Obviously, Rake is not intended to be run on real data.That''s not an issue as such: Rake runs on the database you''ve established as test in your database.yml. If you didn''t establish one, you''ll be in for a surprise when Rake runs. See: http://manuals.rubyonrails.com/read/chapter/25#page62
I actually count on this feature to keep my development db clean. I can let people loose on my dev site, tearing stuff up. Run rake once and it''s nice and tidy, with just my fixture data loaded.> That''s not an issue as such: Rake runs on the database you''ve > established as test in your database.yml. If you didn''t establish > one, you''ll be in for a surprise when Rake runs. > > See: > http://manuals.rubyonrails.com/read/chapter/25#page62-- rick http://techno-weenie.net