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copy_database
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.. py:method:: copy_database(self, dbtype, database=None, user=None, password=None, host=None, port=None, encoding=None, server=None)

**domain**: server

**language**: python

**class** :doc:`Task class </refs/server/task_api>`

Description
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Use ``copy_database`` to copy database data when migrating to another database.

See :doc:`How to migrate to another database </how_to/how_to_migrate_to_another_database>`


Example
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in the following code when the project task tree is created the application
copies the data from the demo.sqlite database to the project database:

.. code-block:: py

  from jam.db.db_modules import SQLITE
  
  def on_created(task):
      task.copy_database(SQLITE, '/home/work/demo/demo.sqlite')