He wants to be able to emulate the installation of a typical PHP CMS. This is often 1) get database username and poassword, 2) copyfiles to server, 3) navigate to an install URL, 4) fill in db username and password and other config on a set of forms on web page.
Installing Django and the app you want to use is much more complex and forbidding requiring use of the command line and editing settings.py. One question is what server configurations this will support. mod_wsgi? fastcgi? others? Will this type of user be able to pick the right choice? On Sep 8, 12:45 am, Calvin Spealman <ironfro...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can you explain to those of us to whom it is not obvious, what is the > point of this proposal? I don't understand what problem it would > solve. > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Alec Taylor <alec.tayl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good morning, > > > I have just recently starting migrating over from WordPress and Drupal to > > the world of DJango. > > > First of all, let me say that yes, I am aware that DJango is not a CMS!!! > > > Now, onto my suggestions on how to streamline DJango deployment. > > ____ > > > = What's wrong with the current method? = > > > • Doesn't cater to people who don't know Python > > • Requires the installer to be a developer (pretty much) > > ____ > > > I'm building a social-network catering to student-groups, users-groups and > > game-clans. I will be releasing this under (probably) the New BSD license. > > Because I want as many people as possible to be able to use this project, I > > want to make it very easy for non-developers to setup this social-network on > > there servers. > > ____ > > > = What are you suggesting? = > > > A four-step install process. > > • Install pre-packaged Python+DJango-script package > > •http://i53.tinypic.com/2055fg8.png > > •http://i55.tinypic.com/e8lgtg.png > > •http://i55.tinypic.com/o0qiow.png > > •http://i55.tinypic.com/o0qiow.png > > ____ > > > What are your thoughts on the DJango deployment redesign? > > > Would anyone be interested in getting involved (making this happen!)? > > > Best regards, > > > Alec Taylor > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Django users" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/_b3bjdPN5_AJ. > > To post to this group, send email to django-users@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. > > -- > Read my blog! I depend on your acceptance of my opinion! I am > interesting!http://techblog.ironfroggy.com/ > Follow me if you're into that sort of thing:http://www.twitter.com/ironfroggy -- 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 django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
