# Environment + DB Connection

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-db-connection/149670>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 27, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-db-connection/149670 "2008-09-27T23:32:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bala)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-db-connection/149670/1 "2008-09-27T23:32:47Z")

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Hello Experts,

Is there way to disable DB connection to load rails, when i need i can  
connect manually?  
That too in production mode.

Thanks,  
Bala

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**Author:** ![Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bala)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-db-connection/149670/2 "2008-09-28T00:54:43Z")

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On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Bala [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hello Experts,
> 
> Is there way to disable DB connection to load rails, when i need i can  
> connect manually?  
> That too in production mode.

I’m not entirely sure what you mean by this. Could you elaborate more?

Robby

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**Author:** ![Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bala)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-db-connection/149670/3 "2008-09-28T06:42:08Z")

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By default all the adapters will load to connect with Rails initially,  
so i dont want to connect with any database when rails initialization.

Just i want to load Home page without database connection. So that i can  
connect to any kind of db which i’ll provide by user input as db,  
username,  
password  
and host.

Thanks,  
Bala

2008/9/28 Robby R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

> I’m not entirely sure what you mean by this. Could you elaborate more?
> 
> [http://www.planetargon.com/](http://www.planetargon.com/)  
> [http://www.robbyonrails.com/](http://www.robbyonrails.com/)  
> aim: planetargon
> 
> +1 503 445 2457  
> +1 877 55 ARGON [toll free]  
> +1 815 642 4068 [fax]
> 
> >

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**Author:** ![Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bala)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-db-connection/149670/4 "2008-09-29T22:16:39Z")

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Thanks a lot Mislav,

It really helped me a lot. So thankfull to you.

Thanks,  
Bala

2008/9/29 Mislav Marohnić [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

> For more questions like this, post to the rubyonrails-talk mailing list,  
> since this is a usage question.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> # Mislav
> 
> >

–  
“Smile while you cry.”

“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one  
wants,  
and the other is getting it.”

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**Author:** ![Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@Bala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bala)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-db-connection/149670/5 "2008-09-29T13:50:08Z")

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On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 23:07, Bala [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Is there way to disable DB connection to load rails, when i need i can  
> connect manually?  
> That too in production mode.

Subclass the Rails::Initializer and override the `initialize_database`  
method: [http://pastie.org/280933](http://pastie.org/280933)

For more questions like this, post to the rubyonrails-talk mailing list,  
since this is a usage question.

Good luck,

# Mislav