jswan Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Hi: Is there an easy way to get my database updates from my development database to my live database? I have made quite a few changes to the database, so many, in fact, that I can't remember which tables were altered. Anyway, I've tried exporting the whole development database, including the data and structure. When I tried to insert that database, I got an error that the address_book table already exists... Anyway, any ideas for a quick and easy update? I thought of maybe just deleting the old live database, and creating a new one, then importing the development database structure and content, but... Thanks in advance. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Lescuyer Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 It's very easy to change the database in use in osCommerce (just change the name in configure.php). So I would: 1) Create a new database 2) Import stuff from the dev server 3) Change configure.php to point to the new database. If there's a problem (it does happen), it will be very easy to revert to a working solution. Never break a production site. Build a new one along the first and just switch the links when it's ready. Christian Lescuyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswan Posted February 21, 2003 Author Share Posted February 21, 2003 Thanks, Christian. Excellent idea. I have three databases available on my hosting account. I'll create the new one with data imported from my development database. Then, when I see that things are running smoothly, I'll get rid of the "old" live database, and redirect to the new one. Thanks! Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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