def METHOD_NAME():
    """
    Activate a set of PRAGMAs that apply to the database itself,
    and not on a per connection basis.
    :return:
    """
    from django.db import connection
    if connection.vendor == "sqlite":
        cursor = connection.cursor()
        # http://www.sqlite.org/wal.html
        # WAL's main advantage allows simultaneous reads
        # and writes (vs. the default exclusive write lock)
        # at the cost of a slight penalty to all reads.
        cursor.execute(START_PRAGMAS)
        connection.close()