Fixed #19775 - Clarified requirements of the "default" database.
Thanks monkut for the report and wsmith323 for the patch.
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Databases can have any alias you choose. However, the alias
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Databases can have any alias you choose. However, the alias
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``default`` has special significance. Django uses the database with
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``default`` has special significance. Django uses the database with
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the alias of ``default`` when no other database has been selected. If
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the alias of ``default`` when no other database has been selected. If
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you don't have a ``default`` database, you need to be careful to
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the concept of a ``default`` database doesn't make sense in the context
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always specify the database that you want to use.
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of your project, you need to be careful to always specify the database
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that you want to use. Django requires that a ``default`` database entry
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be defined, but the parameters can be left blank if it will not be used.
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The following is an example ``settings.py`` snippet defining two
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The following is an example ``settings.py`` snippet defining two
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databases -- a default PostgreSQL database and a MySQL database called
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databases -- a default PostgreSQL database and a MySQL database called
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