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@@ -145,8 +145,12 @@ database's connection parameters:
* ``DATABASE_ENGINE`` -- Either 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'mysql' or 'sqlite3'.
Other backends are `also available`_.
- * ``DATABASE_NAME`` -- The name of your database, or the full (absolute)
- path to the database file if you're using SQLite.
+ * ``DATABASE_NAME`` -- The name of your database. If you're using
+ SQLite, the database will be a file on your computer; in that
+ case, ``DATABASE_NAME`` should be the full absolute path,
+ including filename, of that file. If the file doesn't exist, it
+ will automatically be created when you synchronize the database
+ for the first time (see below).
* ``DATABASE_USER`` -- Your database username (not used for SQLite).
* ``DATABASE_PASSWORD`` -- Your database password (not used for SQLite).
* ``DATABASE_HOST`` -- The host your database is on. Leave this as an