Why Ruby "RACK_ENV=test" deos not work for db:create to specify the test database？

Question

I tried ty switch the RACK_ENV and RAILS_ENV environment from development to test by specifying the environment RACK_ENV=test variable ahead. But it still uses the development database when I type rack db:create How can I force it to use the test database? (postgres)

Answer 1

You can try to specify ENV["RACK_ENV"]=test in the app.rb file. As the rack keeps tracking the environment variables by not only your types in the running command but also in the files included in the Rackfile. If you have included app.rb in it. It could override your settings in the command.