Rails - Sep 2005 - Poll: how do you handle your production database schema changes ?

Hi,

I''d be really interested to learn how other railers handle their
database
schema changes. Specifically, do you write your sql migration scripts 
yourself, or do you rely on a tool to generate it, or do you rely on a more 
GUIsh tool ? (which tools ? here I''m thinking MySql first as it seems
to be
the most largely used database over rails)

any feedback welcome!

kind regards

Thibaut Barrère
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>  I''d be really interested to learn how other railers handle their
database
> schema changes. Specifically, do you write your sql migration scripts
> yourself, or do you rely on a tool to generate it, or do you rely on a more
> GUIsh tool ? (which tools ? here I''m thinking MySql first as it
seems to be
> the most largely used database over rails)
The preferred way is to use Migrations:
http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Migration.html
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Thanks for the hint David, I''ll definitely check it out.

Is is what you use on basecamp / backpack ?


Thibaut
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2005/9/6, David Heinemeier Hansson
<david.heinemeier-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>:
> 
> > I''d be really interested to learn how other railers handle
their
> database
> > schema changes. Specifically, do you write your sql migration scripts
> > yourself, or do you rely on a tool to generate it, or do you rely on a
> more
> > GUIsh tool ? (which tools ? here I''m thinking MySql first as
it seems to
> be
> > the most largely used database over rails)
> 
> The preferred way is to use Migrations:
> http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Migration.html
> --
> David Heinemeier Hansson
> http://www.loudthinking.com -- Broadcasting Brain
> http://www.basecamphq.com -- Online project management
> http://www.backpackit.com -- Personal information manager
> http://www.rubyonrails.com -- Web-application framework
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