Re: 'migrate' does not find existing postgres database

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but you don't access PostgreSQL databases
as normal files with a path.

If you were using SQlite that might work, but not on typical SQL
databases (MySQL, Postgres, etc)

On 6/26/17, Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
> This is my first django project and is intended for my own use, but I'll
> put it on git-hub when it's working.
>
> The database backend is postgresql-9.6.3 and exists in /var/www/htdocs/.
> When I run 'python3 manage.py migrate' django looks for the database in
> ~/development/crm_project/crm/ and does not find it there. In settings.py I
> have defined the engine:
>
> DATABASES = {
> 'default': {
> 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
> 'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'crm'),
> 'USER': 'rshepard',
> 'PASSWORD': '<redacted>',
> 'HOST': '',
> 'PORT': '5432',
> }
> }
>
> Again, this is for my use and the database with its existing tables
> lives
> in the same cluster with all my other databases. And, each table will be a
> separate app; the models have been translated from sql to django.
>
> I'd appreciate suggestions on how to proceed.
>
> Rich
>

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