Django syncdb and updated model

Question

I recently updated my model by adding a BooleanField to it, but when I do python manage.py syncdb it does not add a new field to the database for the model. How can i fix this?

Answer 1

Starting from Django 1.7 onwards

Django supports migration - see the documentation .

For Django 1.6 and earlier

Django does not support migration out of the box. Django has a plug-in application that works that way, and it works great. It is called South .

Answer 2

Django does not currently do this automatically. Your options:

• Drop the table from the database, and then recreate it in a new form using syncdb.
• Print the SQL for the database using python manage.py sql (appname) , find the added row for the field and add it manually using the alter table SQL command. (This will also allow you to select field values ​​for your current records.)
• Use South (for Dominic's answer ).

Answer 3

Follow these steps:

• Export your data to the instrument using the dumpdata command
• Drop the table
• Run syncdb
• Reload the data from the device using the loaddata command

Answer 4

As suggested in the top answer, I tried to use South and after an hour of disappointment, unclear migration errors decided to go instead of Django Evolution .

It seems to me that it is easier to start work from the South, and it worked great the first time I typed ./manage.py evolve --hint --execute , so I am pleased with this.

Answer 5

Havent used django at the time, but I seem to remember that syncdb executes alter commands on db tables. you need to drop the table and run it again, and it will be created again.

edit: sorry DOES NOT execute alter.

Answer 6

If you are running Django with Apache and MySQL, restart apache after migration using makemigrations.

Answer 7

In django 1.6

• First we did - python manage.py sql <app name>

• Then we need to run - python manage.py syncdb