Fixed #21629 -- Added instructions for loading MySQL time zone definitions.

Thanks Aymeric for the suggestion.
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Tim Graham 2013-12-26 15:50:33 -05:00
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@ -305,6 +305,17 @@ The Django adapter is currently only available in the Dev branch.
.. _release branches: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/ .. _release branches: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/python/
.. _mysql-time-zone-definitions:
Time zone definitions
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If you plan on using Django's :doc:`timezone support </topics/i18n/timezones>`,
use `mysql_tzinfo_to_sql`_ to load time zone tables into the MySQL database.
This needs to be done just once for your MySQL server, not per database.
.. _mysql_tzinfo_to_sql: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/mysql-tzinfo-to-sql.html
Creating your database Creating your database
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@ -649,6 +649,12 @@ Troubleshooting
>>> local.date() >>> local.date()
datetime.date(2012, 3, 3) datetime.date(2012, 3, 3)
4. **I get an error** "``Are time zone definitions for your database and pytz
installed?``" **pytz is installed, so I guess the problem is my database?**
If you are using MySQL, see the :ref:`mysql-time-zone-definitions` section
of the MySQL notes for instructions on loading time zone definitions.
Usage Usage
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