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# Set Schema Search Path

By default the schema search path for a PostgreSQL database is going to be `"$user", public`. Tables created by a Rails migration are going to end up on the `public` schema by default. If your application has other schemas in play, then you may want to ensure that those schemas are also on the schema search path. This can be accomplished by adding the `schema_search_path` setting to your `database.yml` file. For instance, to include both the `legacy` and `public` schema in the Postgres search path, add the following line:

```ruby
schema_search_path: "legacy,public"
```

h/t Jack Christensen


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