Apply changes after deploying an ASP.Net MVC 5 website

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I'm currently developing an ASP.Net MVC 5. The problem is, I have always coded the websites and handed them over to other people who managed the deployment and maintenance. I have never been on the other side of the production and now I have to be. I have read some articles for ASP.Net MVC 3 but since I am creating this project with MVC 5, I was wondering what I should do in situations where the models need some changes. For instance:

I rename field or column
Add another field to the model with acceptable default values (maybe even null)
Remove a field
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Jack · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-15 03:57:36Z

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You should be able to generate the script needed to update your database. See this post for more information. Basically it says:

Run the Update-Database command but this time specify the –Script flag so that changes are written to a script rather than applied.

Open your package manager console (Tools > Library Package Manager > Package Manager Console), target your migrations project, and run "Update-Database -Script".

Then take the script and run it against your production / staging / testing / whatever environment.

answered Nov 15, 2013 at 3:57

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Alireza Noori Over a year ago

Awesome. Just one question. Currently, I'm using the Database.SetInitializer(new Ghazanet.Infrastructure.CustomInitializer()); to re-initialize the DB whenever I change the models. When should enable and build theinitial migration?

Jack Over a year ago

See stackoverflow.com/questions/10848746/… and the related links in that post for more information

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