Rails-like Database Migrations?

Question

Is there any easy to install/use (on unix) database migration tools like Rails Migrations? I really like the idea, but installing ruby/rails purely to manage my database mig

Answer 1

This project is designed to allow active record migrations to be run without installing Rails:

https://github.com/bretweinraub/rails-free-DB-Migrate

Install it (git clone it) and use it as a base for your project.