Update README.md with instructions on how to clone the prod db #1755
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| This list is available on review apps by clicking on `DEV HELP` in the menu or going to `[review app url]/help`. | |||
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| ### Using a copy of the production database for critical testing | |||
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| Some development work requires testing changes against "whatever the current production database looks like", which requires having postgresql installed locallaly (`brew install postgresql` on mac; download and run the official installer for windowsl; if you use linux/unix, you know how to install things for your favourite flavour, so just do that for postgresql). | |||
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| 1) grab a copy of the production database by running `pg_dump DATABASE_URL > foundation.psql` on the commandline. In this, `DATABASE_URL` is a placeholder, and you will want to replace it with the value found for the `DATABASE_URL` environment variable that is used on heroku, for the production instance. | ||
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| This will take a little while, but once the operations finishes, open `foundation.psql` in your favourite text/code editor and take note of who the owner is by looking for the following statements: |
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| 2) Run `createdb foundation` on the command line so that you have a postgresql database to work with. If you get an error that you already have a database called `foundation`, either create a new database with a new name (and then use that name in the next steps) or delete the old database using `dropdb foundation` before issueing `createdb foundation`. |
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