 <p>The two <code>loaddata</code> are the same thing, but <code>syncdb</code> is a command that creates database tables loads the initial data for that app.</p> <p>You would use <code>loaddata</code> to load a fixture into a database and <code>syncdb</code> to set up your database for a new app.</p> <p><code>manage.py</code> is a wrapper around <code>django-admin.py</code> that adds your project to the path and sets up the DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable. Normally, you'll use <code>manage.py</code> once your project has been set up.</p>