Adding a second SQLite db in Ruby on Rails

Question

I have a ROR application with a sqlite3 db. I want to create a new database, and I do not want to delete the previous one.

1. how I will define a new db in a current project, so as when I run rake db:create referring to the new one?

generally what is the process to add a new sqlite db in the existing project?

Answer 1

Just change database name in database.yml file

development:
  database: 'changed ndb_name'
  ...

Answer 2

Follow the below steps:

1. change database name in database.yml file
2. rake db:create
3. rake db:migrate