# Migrating Sans Migrations

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/migrating-sans-migrations/110721>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 30, 2007, 9:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/migrating-sans-migrations/110721 "2007-07-30T09:05:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![qikink](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/91b2a8/32.png) [@qikink](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/qikink)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 9:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/migrating-sans-migrations/110721/1 "2007-07-30T09:05:41Z")

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I’m trying to add a table to an already established ruby on rails  
system, but I don’t have access to a shell where I host my site, so I  
can’t use the automated migration. Luckily the new table is similar  
enough in functionality to another that I’ve taken the controller/  
model/view/helper files for the other table, copied them and then  
modified slightly to fit the new functionality. I can go to the list  
page for the new table, follow the link to the create page, type in  
everything and click create, but the new item never appears, and the  
database is unchanged. Rails never complains at all, and since the  
database isn’t changing I know its not a problem with the display  
code(yet). So my question is, is there something besides creating all  
the files, some config file i need to change somewhere to make this  
work, or is it really just not meant to work in a non-automated way?  
the URL is [www.askreilly.com](http://www.askreilly.com), and the ‘new quotes section’ is the one  
I can’t get to work. Thanks lots. ~R