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Cleaning up a development database for production

November 23, 2011 12:32pm

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  • #1 / Nov 23, 2011 12:32pm

    timmaah

    6 posts

    I googled a bit, but did not find anything related to this topic.

    I am creating a rather complex site with ExpressionEngine, so this means setting up and customizing lots of channels and other related data that is stored in the database. When it is time to move the site to production, is there a way to remove all of the entries I created while developing the site?

    Is there a list of which tables I can flatten and which tables contain data related to the structure of the site (vs content?)

    What are best practices in regards for the database in continued site development after it is live?

  • #2 / Nov 24, 2011 3:59pm

    John Henry Donovan

    12339 posts

    hi timmaah,

    well if its just entries you wish to delete then you can delete multiple entries via the Edit screen

    What are best practices in regards for the database in continued site development after it is live?

    It is still a topic of debate within the EE community on the best approach for this. This also relates to versioning and deployment of your EE site. You can find a few articles on this in EE Insider

    Or there has been a few talks in a number of EE conferences on the subject also. You will find some slides here

    Hope that gives you a start

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