How do I allow the EF4 CodeFirst database initializer to run under development, but not run in production

Question

I am attempting to deploy my first alpha version of a system online for a few people to start using. On development I make heavy use of the DropCreateDatabaseOnModelC

Answer 1

If you are using sql express in development and not on your production box you can filter by the connection.

protected void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  using (var db = new MyDb())
  {
    if (db.Database.Connection.DataSource.IndexOf("sqlexpress", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) > -1)
    {
        Database.SetInitializer(new MyDbInitializer());
    }
  }
}