django-dumpdb 0.1

django-dumpdb saves and restored the contents of the database in a simple database-independent format.

It is designed to be fast and memory efficient, and can handle a database of ANY size, in a reasonable time, with a fixed memory footprint.

Features

• Stream-oriented file format.
• Accesses the database directly, bypassing the ORM layer for better performance.
• Uses server-side database cursors to preserve memory.
• Can hanldle data with ForeignKey('self') and forward references.

Supported database backends

django-dumpdb uses server-side cursors and deferred foreign key checks, which is not supported by Django as of now. Therefore, it has to use some DB-specific code. The following database backends are currently supported:

• postgresql_psycopg2
• mysql
• sqlite

Installation

Add django_dumpdb to your INSTALLED_APPS.

Usage

manage.py dumpdb > db.dump
manage.py restoredb < db.dump

Or even:

ssh remotehost /var/www/myproject/manage.py dumpdb | manage.py restoredb

django-dumpdb can also be used to migrate the data to another database (for example, from MySQL to PostgreSQL).

Disclaimer

USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! THIS SOFTWARE MAY CONTAIN BUGS, AND MAY DESTROY YOUR DATA AND KILL YOUR PARENTS, EVEN IF USED CORRECTLY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!