# Load new databases dynamically

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/load-new-databases-dynamically/106556>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 11, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/load-new-databases-dynamically/106556 "2007-06-11T22:22:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Alex\_MacCaw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Alex\_MacCaw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Alex_MacCaw)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/load-new-databases-dynamically/106556/1 "2007-06-11T22:22:45Z")

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I’m using Rails client side, and planning to load different databases  
for different users, during runtime. Is this possible in Rails?

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**Author:** ![Alex\_MacCaw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Alex\_MacCaw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Alex_MacCaw)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/load-new-databases-dynamically/106556/2 "2007-06-11T23:03:52Z")

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Hey Alex,

Did you look into the magic multi-connections plugin? It might be along  
the lines of what you need.

[http://magicmodels.rubyforge.org/magic\_multi\_connections/](http://magicmodels.rubyforge.org/magic_multi_connections/)

Aryk