Using a settings file other than settings.py in Django

this works for me:

DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.abc python manage.py migrate

I do know that no matter what you do with manage.py, you're going to get that error because manage.py does a relative import of settings:

try:
    import settings # Assumed to be in the same directory.

http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/django-admin/#django-admin-option---settings

Note that this option is unnecessary in manage.py, because it uses settings.py from the current project by default.

You should try django-admin.py syncdb --settings=mysettings instead

Try creating a settings module.

Make a settings folder in the same directory as manage.py.
Put your different settings files in that folder (e.g. base.py and prod.py).
Make __init__.py and import whatever settings you want to use as your default. For example, your __init__.py file might look like this:
```
from base import *
```

Run your project and override the settings:

$ python2.6 manage.py syncdb --settings=settings.prod

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