# Creating new directory for database.yml

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-new-directory-for-database-yml/130314>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 27, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-new-directory-for-database-yml/130314 "2008-02-27T09:11:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casid)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-new-directory-for-database-yml/130314/1 "2008-02-27T09:11:59Z")

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Hello RoR Developers,

do you know how can I change the directory of database.yml. I want to  
call it from another directory, and also want to reach the directory  
name like #{RAILS\_ROOT}

thanks for any commend and help…

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**Author:** ![casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casid)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-new-directory-for-database-yml/130314/2 "2008-02-29T01:44:06Z")

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Try:

Rails::Initializer.run do |config|  
config.database\_configuration\_file = File.join(RAILS\_ROOT,  
“anotherdir”, “database.yml”)  
end

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Ibrahim D. \<

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**Author:** ![casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@casid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casid)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-new-directory-for-database-yml/130314/3 "2008-02-29T01:53:47Z")

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sishen wrote:

> Try:
> 
> Rails::Initializer.run do |config|  
> config.database\_configuration\_file = File.join(RAILS\_ROOT,  
> “anotherdir”, “database.yml”)  
> end
> 
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Ibrahim D. \<

thank you very much…