My first post on this list. I wish to try out a blogging app developed in Django, called Mango, and according to its instructions I just need to get Django installed. I'm looking for a little guidance with this. Also, I'd like to determine just what kind of mess I've created with my attempts at installation so far.
I'm essentially a non-programmer, though I don't mind using the Terminal in OS X now and then, and I've learned a little PHP. I heard Mango mentioned on the Markdown discussion list. Steps taken so far: 1. Per instructions at mango.io/docs/, I downloaded Django-1.2.3.tar.gz (to my desktop, since no destination was mentioned). 2. Uploaded it to my domain via FTP. Again, since the docs mention no destination, I put it in the same directory as my home page. I know this is probably not the location the developers intended, but, finding no mention of what they DO intend, I figured this location would either cause the subsequent steps to work or harmlessly fail. 3. Consulted my host's instructions on how to open an SSH connection, and, using Terminal, navigated to the Django file I'd uploaded. 4. Per instructions at djangoproject.com for "Installing an official release", I ran "tar xzvf Django-1.2.3.tar.gz", changed to the new Django directory, and ran "sudo python setup.py install". When authentication failed (and for what reason, I have no idea, as I used the same password), I ran "python setup.py install" instead. 5. A lot of stuff went by on the screen, and I saw that one of the last lines said that the command to modify "python/site-packages" (OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO PLEASE DON'T QUOTE ME) had failed due to denial of permission. Well, my home page still is up, and I haven't received any calls or emails from my ISP (the always-excellent Tiger Technologies, at tigertech.net). So even though the install command made SOMETHING happen, it appears harmless for now. But I'd really like to know what I just did to my server and its files, not to mention my bits of MySQL database left over from playing with WordPress and Sphider. If nothing else comes of this, I'd like to at least point out that the Django documentation assumes a lot of prior knowledge about these things. It may be common knowledge for programmers, but not for everyone who might wish to try out a Django-dependent app. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
