title: Getting Started With Lift, Using Databases to Build Dynamic Sites
body: <p>So I have been looking around the internet for a good explanation of how lift works concerning databases. I have not found anything very helpful yet. What I am looking for is a simple explanation or code example that can show how lift connects to its databases to perform transactions and how to use this to create new tables, models or update and edit existing tables.</p>
  
  <p>For example: with django i fairly easily figured out how it generated database tables from model classes and executed updates on them through methods it inherited from the framework. </p>
  
  <p>I am trying to create a simple app at the moment that would have users, information about them, posts on a website, etc.</p>
  
  <p>I am currently reading through the available Lift books and would greatly appreciate more help in learning how to use lift.</p>