# Rake db:migrate will not migrate

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-migrate-will-not-migrate/115110>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 20, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-migrate-will-not-migrate/115110 "2007-09-20T18:27:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Konoha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Konoha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Konoha)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-migrate-will-not-migrate/115110/1 "2007-09-20T18:27:55Z")

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This has always worked previously. I have not changed anything with my  
database config. I am able to use the credentials in the database.yml  
file when using mysql -u…

Here is the problem:

$ rake db:migrate  
(in /Users/siddeeqm/Documents/development/qadepot/trunk)

$ rake db:migrate version=5  
(in /Users/siddeeqm/Documents/development/qadepot/trunk)

$ ruby script/about  
About your application’s environment  
Ruby version 1.8.6 (i686-darwin8.10.3)  
RubyGems version 0.9.2  
Rails version 1.2.3  
Active Record version 1.15.3  
Action Pack version 1.13.3  
Action Web Service version 1.2.3  
Action Mailer version 1.3.3  
Active Support version 1.4.2  
Application root /Users/siddeeqm/Documents/development/  
qadepot/trunk  
Environment development  
Database adapter mysql  
Database schema version 11

$ ls db/migrate/  
001\_create\_qa\_tags.rb 007\_create\_qa\_step\_flags.rb  
002\_create\_qa\_plans.rb 008\_create\_qa\_runs.rb  
003\_create\_qa\_cases.rb 009\_create\_qa\_results.rb  
004\_create\_qa\_steps.rb 010\_create\_qa\_jira\_tickets.rb  
005\_create\_qa\_assignments.rb 011\_create\_qa\_pictures.rb  
006\_create\_qa\_run\_statuses.rb

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**Author:** ![Konoha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Konoha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Konoha)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-migrate-will-not-migrate/115110/2 "2007-09-20T19:00:59Z")

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On Sep 20, 2007, at 12:26 PM, Konoha wrote:

> $ rake db:migrate version=5

Try using VERSION=5 (note the uppercase)

-Rob

Rob B. [http://agileconsultingllc.com](http://agileconsultingllc.com)  
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**Author:** ![Konoha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Konoha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Konoha)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-migrate-will-not-migrate/115110/3 "2007-09-20T19:11:01Z")

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Brilliant!! That worked. Not sure why I thought the lowercase would  
work.

Musa S.

On Sep 20, 12:59 pm, Rob B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)