Doctrine 2 "demo" data - filling tables with development data

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What is the best way to manage demo (development) data in application which uses Doctrine 2 ORM?

When I didn't use this ORM I simply draw diagram in MySQL Workbench and I used the "inserts" tab of each table to populate it with data. In Doctrine 2 I don't see such an option but I of course need it.

So, please, what is the best way to achieve that? What is your approach?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 10 '12 at 16:30

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You want to hear about Doctrine Fixtures.

answered Dec 10 '12 at 16:30

moonwave99

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '12 at 18:02

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You want to hear about Doctrine Data Fixtures and Faker :-)

answered Dec 10 '12 at 18:02

Ocramius

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Thank you :) Faker looks really interesting! – grongor Dec 10 '12 at 18:46

Doctrine 2 "demo" data - filling tables with development data

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