Why don't my south migrations work?

Question

First, I create my database.

create database mydb;

I add \"south\" to installed Apps. Then, I go to this tutorial: http://south.aeracode.

Answer 1

This seems obvious, but I'd highly recommend reading the docs.

Even after reading the answers to this question I struggled to understand how to use South effectively.

That all changed of course the day I read the docs and you should too, South is simpler to use than you might think.

http://south.aeracode.org/docs/about.html

http://south.aeracode.org/docs/tutorial/index.html

http://south.aeracode.org/docs/convertinganapp.html#converting-an-app

I also found this useful:

http://www.djangopro.com/2011/01/django-database-migration-tool-south-explained/

And make sure you read Jeff Atwood's Coding Horror articles on database version control.