Dear All, I have now set up my subdomains as separate sites using the sites framework but I have a few queries:
1. Does each site really require a separate django instance or can I run all the subdomains on one instance? I have seven subdomains and running seven django instances seems wasteful. 2. Currently I have a Django app corresponding to each subdomain since each subdomain now needs a unique settings.py file is it ok to have the settings file within the app or is it necessary for the app to become a project in this case a project within a project? 3. Is it OK for me to put all my urls in the one single urls.py file or would it be best to separate them on a per app basis. I just need a pointer in the right direction since I have never used the sites framework before, and as far as I know I could not find too many tutorials or howtos on how to use it either. Thank you for all the help all of you have given me so far. Yours sincerely, Nanda On Jul 19, 3:00 pm, nandu <navanitach...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you to all whohave replied. > > I will give the sites framework an honest effort and solve my problem. > > Thank you very much for your time and effort. :-) > > Nanda > > On Jul 19, 2:42 pm, jaymzcd <jaym...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > Like Daniel & Steve have said already, urls.py only deals with the > > path component of the URL, not the domain. The sites framework is what > > you need to use, its pretty simple. All you really need to do is > > something like: > > > 1. in urls.py match the URL you want that is common for both > > subdomains > > 2. in your view for that pattern get the current site id > > 3. based on what subdomain (site) is returned execute the appropriate > > function > > > urls.py *cant* know about the subdomain. If you have an aversion to > > using the sites framework you could maybe hack it to work by looking > > at the contents of request.META['SERVER_NAME'] in your view but i > > wouldnt do that. Check the sites framework... > > > jaymz > > > On Jul 19, 7:05 am, nandu <navanitach...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thank you to all who have replied to my query. > > > > I do not think I need to use the sites framework because my subdomains > > > are not on different servers and hence are not really different sites. > > > Possibly what I am working with are actually pseudo-subdomains and not > > > subdomains in the real sense. I will explain what I am intending to do > > > below: > > > > Let us say that I have a domain "example.com" > > > > This site contains subdomains like the following: > > > > subdomain1.example.com > > > subdomain2.example.com > > > > and so on. > > > > In my urls.py if I want to map the subdomain1.example.com to some > > > function and I need to know what regular expression I should use. > > > Another problem I am facing is that I testing this on localhost so I > > > need to get a URL that I believe looks like "subdomain1.127.0.0.1: > > > 8000" instead if "127.0.0.1:8000/subdomain1" and get urls.py to > > > recognise this. I know that I may need to write a middleware class > > > that intercepts every URL which I have implemented but I have no idea > > > how to specify the URL in my href attribute in my link. > > > > so that it is taken as subdomain1.127.0.0.1: 8000 instead of > > > 127.0.0.1:8000/subdomain1 which is incorrect. > > > > FYI > > > I am working on a Ubuntu Linux machine and the Django development > > > server. > > > > I am sorry if I have misunderstood your answers above but IMHO I do > > > not think I need to use the sites framework as this is a fairly simple > > > thing. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Yours sincerely, > > > Nanda > > > > On Jul 18, 1:47 am, Steve Holden <holden...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On 7/17/2010 12:38 PM, nandu wrote: > > > > > > Dear Folks, > > > > > > After researching the topic of using subdomains with Django I have > > > > > found that it is does not seem to be a straight forward thing to do. > > > > > > I have also found many websites showing methods of how to do this, but > > > > > there is one aspect that none of them seem to explain. That is how > > > > > does one specify the URL for the subdomain in urls.py if I had a > > > > > subdomain like "something.example.com". > > > > > > I would also appreciate it if someone could point me in the right > > > > > direction in terms of how to use subdomains with django as each > > > > > website seems to specify a different method, and I have no idea which > > > > > one is the best. The URLs of the websites I have looked at are below: > > > > > >http://uswaretech.com/blog/2008/10/using-subdomains-with-django/ > > > > > >http://thingsilearned.com/2009/01/05/using-subdomains-in-django/ > > > > > >http://www.nerdydork.com/django-accounts-on-subdomains.html > > > > > >http://djangosnippets.org/snippets/1119/ > > > > > > I am also looking for a solution that avoids making many changes to > > > > > the web application when it is about to be deployed. > > > > > > Please forgive my ignorance in this matter. > > > > > Servers in different subdomains are different sites, so you may want to > > > > read up about Django's sites framework. > > > > > http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/sites/ > > > > > regards > > > > Steve > > > > -- > > > > Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > > > > DjangoCon US September 7-9, 2010 http://djangocon.us/ > > > > See Python Video! http://python.mirocommunity.org/ > > > > Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ > > > > > -- > > > > Tel/Toll-free: +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > > > > DjangoCon US September 7-9, 2010 http://djangocon.us/ > > > > See Python Video! http://python.mirocommunity.org/ > > > > Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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