From e73c734336be21dcba127ef322435edf81c5adbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Holovaty Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:40:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added 'Can I use Django with a pre-existing database?' to the FAQ git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@382 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 --- docs/faq.txt | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.txt b/docs/faq.txt index 009e01cd65..329ee42dc2 100644 --- a/docs/faq.txt +++ b/docs/faq.txt @@ -278,6 +278,17 @@ dictionaries in order of query execution. Each dictionary has the following:: ``sql`` -- The raw SQL statement ``time`` -- How long the statement took to execute, in seconds. +Can I use Django with a pre-existing database? +---------------------------------------------- + +Yes. For the time being, you can write models that describe your +already-existing database layout, and just point Django at your database. + +We also plan to make this even easier: Soon, Django will be able to introspect +your database and generate models from it. See `Ticket 90`_. + +.. _`Ticket 90`: http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/90 + The admin site ==============