Gábor, I'm reading Jeff's tutorial, and I believe I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
Will update later, thank you! On 7/11/06, Gábor Farkas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Carlos Yoder wrote: > > Hello guys, > > > > I'm having a lot of trouble trying to install a Django app on a shared > > hosting (servage.net). > > > > The support people, even though they're very friendly an all, don't > > know crap about Django or how to install it. They're OK for normal > > tasks, but it gets a little deeper, they forward my request to a > > 'Senior' tech, and that can take a full day until the ticket gets > > answered (usually unsuccessfully). > > > > The problem is, I'm stuck with them and must get this app to work VERY > > soon (remember, perfectionists with deadlines?). I really want this to > > happen, since the alternative is to continue regurgitating C# crap > > that I'm just sick and tired of. > > > > So, enough of ranting. > > > > Can anybody direct me into a step-by-step explanation of the install > > process? I've look here > > (http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/fastcgi/) but I just don't > > know what to do. I tried the last entry (create .htaccess and > > mysite.fcgi), but to no avail -- I don't really know how to test or > > see whether Django is installed, running, or whatever. > > > > Since I don't have shell access (they don't support ssh for 'security > > reasons'), I understand I won't be able to use manage.py, so "syncdb" > > will have to be via phpMyAdmin or similar, and so on. > > > > Here's what I did: > > > > * Downloaded the latest DJango snapshot onto $webroot/django_src > > * Created a file for my project at $webroot/avtopage > > > > I don't really know how to continue. Questions arising are: > > > > * How do I tell the installed Python to 'see' django_src? If that's > > thru symlinking to $python/site-packages/, the tech support guys told > > me they can do it. > > * What do I do to have my 'avtopage' directory (accesible via > > http://domain/avtopage) to be Django-enabled? > > > > ... but I'm sure I'm missing something big here. (it shows it used the > > development server to work on the app, doesn't it?) > > > > I just don't know where to look, sorry to sound so whiny, but I don't > > have anybody else to turn to but you, the community. > > > > Thanks for the time to read this, and if you can help me out, you > > don't know how big of a Django evangeliser you'll find in me! (at > > least in Slovenia, where I'm currently based) =) > > > > Best regards and thanks a million, > > > > > hi, > > first thing: you have to make sure that they support FASTCGI. > > when you know that they do, ask them how they do it. > > (ask them how they manage Ruby-on-Rails projects for example. i saw on > their webpage that they do support Ruby-on-Rails, and that one is > usually hosted using fastcgi) > > there are some documents about how to set up django on dreamhost.com. it > should be similar to servage.net: > > http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/Django > http://www2.jeffcroft.com/2006/may/11/django-dreamhost/ > > regarding the ftp+syncdb problem: > > then probably the easiest way is to syncdb somewhere else, and then dump > the database to a file, and restore it on the servage-database. > > also to make python know about django, is nothing magical. as you see in > the dreamhost-wiki django howto, they simple create a suitable > django-fastcgi python script, and inside they add the django-dir to > sys.path. > > i hope this helps. if not, reply :-) > > gabor > > > > -- Carlos Yoder http://carlitosyoder.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
