Question

I have a n existing MySQL database. I want to create a new django application with that database.

I read that I need to run “syncdb” each and every time when add a new model in django. That time adding a new table in database in <database_name>.<table_name> format. And fetching data from that table.

What is the correct method to fetch data from an existing database in django ?

This is my model:

from django.db import models

class Users(models.Model):
    employee_id = models.CharField(max_length=30)
    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.employee_id

Answer 1

Use the Django model meta options to set db_table and db_column on your Models and Fields respectively. See these links for more info on how to use them:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/options/#db-table
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/fields/#db-column