[web2py] Well So long to Google App_Engine
I am going to be moving my application off of the Google App Engine cloud. I liked some of the things that app engine did for www.noobmusic.com, but it is clear that I will end up spending an ass load of money trying to host a resource hog like noobmusic.com. I plan to put it on a dedicated Linux server through iweb with 10 tb of traffic and 500 gig of hard disk space. The transition is planned for this weekend. I am glad I did not get to deeply involved in app engine before deciding to move.My data models will need to be switched around, as I plan to use MySQL. Does anybody have an advice or heads up warnings with moving to a Linux server? This will be a new experience for me. I don't know about anybody else, but the warnings about using app engine were pretty clear and not well heeded by me. Just like everybody said you lock yourself into their bull crap. they have so many gotchas in their billing it is unbelievable.
[web2py] question about google app engine blob property
I am trying to build an app for google app engine. I currently use the auth_user for website registration. I added some extra fields to the registration. I was trying to add an additional auth_user field for avatar file upload. it appears that this will conflict with google blob property. Does anybody have a suggestion on how I could go about having a user upload a profile image through auth_user without causing problems with app engine db? chawk
[web2py] Re: question about google app engine blob property
This is testing on GAE Locally
extra fields:
auth.settings.extra_fields['auth_user']= [
Field('City'),
Field('State'),
Field('Country'),
Field('Profile_Name'),
Field('Avatar', 'upload')]
When the user registers i get a "unrecoverable error message" after
submission. I checked the db admin for GAE and it shows that all info
was received including the blob. When i try form submission leaving
the upload field blank it works fine. At first i thought that the
image files were too big, but they are all under a 1mb.
chawk
[web2py] Re: question about google app engine blob property
Massimo, This seems to be a GAE file size issue. i checked the error log and even though the file is under 1 mb it was saying that it was too large. Maybe the dimensions of the photo were too large as opposed to the actual disk space of the file? Either way it is not a problem with Web2py, just a limitation that i did not run into until testing on GAE. I used a smaller 50px by 50px photo which was about 15kb and it works fine. Per Google docs, it says that the upload file size limits is one gig. this is what the development console looks like: Profile_Name (string) amanda Avatar (string) auth_user.Avatar.a05d3cb080ce697d. 4a656c6c79666973682e6a7067.jpg Avatar_blob (Blob) password (string) eaa0c72ce4ea6949e14bfa4ad575cab6
[web2py] web2py & google app engine deployment
I recently registered updated my custom domain to display in the url instead of the my google.appspot domain. However the appspot.domain still shows up on google searches, and i want them to show the custom url. it is probably best just to check the site. if you type the url: www.noobmusic.com it takes you to the right app. if you type just noobmusic.com it takes you to the appspot app. Is there a way to put code quick check in the controller or somewhere else to see if the user is on the appspot domain and if so point them to the correct one?
[web2py] Cant get emails to send from Google App Engine App
I have my db.py file setup this way ## configure email mail=Mail() mail.settings.server="gae" mail.settings.sender="myaddress.com" mail.settings.login="username:password" I have been trying this for hours, I get no errors, when i call functions to send emails they return true, so I am assuming they are supposed to be working, but the messages never show up in my inbox.
[web2py] controller question
What is the largest advisable size for a controller file using Google apparently engine?
[web2py] controller question
What is the largest advisable size for a controller file using Google apparently engine?
[web2py] controller question
What is the largest advisable size for a controller file using Google apparently engine?
[web2py] controller question
What is the largest advisable size for a controller file using Google apparently engine?
[web2py] Re: controller question
Thanks for the reply. Sorry about the duplicate post and incorrect spelling, I was not trying to spam or bump the post, i was using a stupid smartphone and it kept stating the post was not going through. So far I have experienced no slowdowns with a controller file over 7 mb. I am using the Google app_engine, and wanted to make sure I was not consuming too much memory. To be honest, I am not even 100% sure memory has anything to do with the controller file.
[web2py] Is it me or what?
Some of the sites on the "gallery of sites" look good, but are not being actively updated it seems. Ourway looks good, but what does it do, and why does it seem like it is not finished? Web2py is the best framework out there, but it seems that some of our pages are not representing it well enough. Tenthrow looks okay, but it has not been updated in years. There was a wikipedia link to web2py sites, but they looked like a horrible collection of late 90's websites. The gallery was much better collection of web2py sites. I am working on a site called www.noobmusic.com it is hosted on the app engine and still has a ways to go, so I appreciate any insight or glaring problems that you may notice, when viewing it. My content is a monster to sort out which is what I am spending a majority of my time on. My point of this post is to have anybody point out glaring problems on my site (not content related, as i am working this out already)
[web2py] Re: Very Confused: DAL query bug??
It seems that you are not querying right,
last = db().select(db.distributors.ALL)
it seems it should be,
## this is how I usually grab the entire table ##
last = db(db.distributors.id>0).select()
then display your object in the view like this,
{{for i in last:}}
{{=i.upline_id}}
{{=i.display_name}}
{{pass}}
Can somebody else correct me if I am wrong? i am used to having to
deal with the google datastore.
[web2py] Re: New Site for web2py poweredby
Your link is not working :(
[web2py] Re: Is it me or what?
Apparently none of the links to leave Google groups are working.
[web2py] Re: New Site for web2py poweredby
Okay, turns out I am not able to click on the anchor for this post or another post I just put up myself. Google is giving me a 404 error page. The problem appears to be on my end. Sorry,
[web2py] Re: New Site for web2py poweredby
Your footer should follow the same layout as the nav bar, meaning 100% width across the screen. I cant really see the forum without signing up first. Your copyright symbol is not showing up. It looks okay, but I will let some more technical members give their comments.
[web2py] Re: New Site for web2py poweredby
I just checked it out again, the forum looks great!
[web2py] Re: Is it me or what?
Thanks for pointing that out, this is probably a stupid question, but where do I change the metadata author? I put in my own meta tags, but the defaults that come with the app are showing up instea. I kept wondering why facebook would say "a cool new app" when trying to include it in a comment. As far as the plan, I am currently paying nothing through the free quotas they allow. I have not come close to exceeding quota. I am curious to see how all this holds up if I start getting a lot of traffic. I am still learning how all their billing stuff works.
[web2py] Re: Is it me or what?
BTW, Joseph thank you for the advice of updating my meta author, and Annet you were right, it is in the model/menu.py file. I could not figure out why those meta tags were showing up like that. The fix will be updated tonight.
[web2py] Can I pass a variable through an ajax load?
{{=LOAD('controller_name','function',ajax=True)}}
if so, where would I put it?
I am trying to grab that variable on the page that is being loaded.
Hope this makes sense I am completely worn out.
Chris
[web2py] Re: Can I pass a variable through an ajax load?
Thanks Anthony.
[web2py] Anybody want to join me
I am looking for a web2py/google app engine partner. All good websites have them. I have completely created noobmusic.com myself. I am burried in things to do and don't have time to do some of the added features the site desperately needs. Basically I just want to ask the community if anybody is interested in helping me in exchange for contributor status/business partner etc.. I cant make promises this thing will take off, but I like the way it looks so far. Basically I am looking for somebody that can contribute programming code and insight from a web2py google app engine prospective. (probably to tell me what I am doing wrong) Anyways let me know, my email is ad...@noobmusic.com
[web2py] Re: in my IE 6.0 the layout is wrong.
I apologize to you on behalf of the web2py community. I don't think anybody meant to bash you, only Internet Explorer. You're 100% right about large companies using ancient browsers. I work for a very large fortune 500 company, and we are still using IE7 with no sign of an upgrade in the works. You have to admit, Lightdot is right in saying that Internet Explorer 6 is a big piece of garbage though? :) I am also guilty of bashing anything created by Microsoft.
[web2py] newbie question
db.define_table('discussion',
Field('comment', 'text'))
def comment():
form = SQLFORM(db.discussion, _class='test1')
if form.process().accepted:
redirect(URL('comment_results'))
return dict(form=form)
def comment_results():
items = db(db.discussion.id==db.discussion.id).select()
return dict(items=items, erase=erase)
[web2py] I cant get example in the book to work,
((book))
There a number of ways to customize auth. The simplest way is to add
extra fields:
# after auth = Auth(db)
auth.setting.extra_fields['auth_user']= [
Field('address'),
Field('city'),
Field('zip'),
Field('phone')]
# before auth.define_tables(username=True)
((my db.py file looks like this))
from gluon.tools import Auth, Crud, Service, PluginManager, prettydate
auth = Auth(db, hmac_key=Auth.get_or_create_key())
crud, service, plugins = Crud(db), Service(), PluginManager()
## create all tables needed by auth if not custom tables
auth.define_tables()
from gluon.tools import Auth
auth = Auth(globals(), db)
auth.define_tables(username=False)
I tried inserting the example from the book inside the designated
area, but i receive this error.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "gluon/restricted.py", line 194, in restricted
File "C:/Projects/web2py/applications/noobmusic/models/db.py",
line 42, in
AttributeError: 'Auth' object has no attribute 'setting'
All i am trying to do is add extra registration fields
Thank you
[web2py] Re: I cant get example in the book to work,
Oh, thank you.There is a typo in the book, but that was retarded of me for not trying settings though. :)
[web2py] I cant start the web2py shell
I have tried to start the shell through windows dos prompt by typing: python web2py.py -s test -m and i get this: python cant open file web2py.py no such file or directory not sure why i cannot get this working.
[web2py] Re: I cant start the web2py shell
I must be missing something, i have always run web2py by downloading and extracting to a directory. i then double click the web2py.exe and it starts the server, but i cannot ever get the shell to work, so that i can practice with the DAL. is there more to installing it then this?
[web2py] Re: I cant start the web2py shell
I don't understand, i am using windows 7, python 2.7, python is added to my enviroment variables, I even downloaded another copy of web2py, extracted it to the c directory, i cd into web2py directory, i ran the exact thing shown and i get the error: python: cant open file 'web2py.py' : [Errno 2] No such file or directory i downloaded the web2py stable version dedicated for everybody.
[web2py] Re: I cant start the web2py shell
Thanks Anthony! that was the problem, i was not aware that python 2.5 comes with the standard web2py version. i downloaded the source and the problem is solved.
[web2py] question with db.requires
this should be simple but it is not working right. All i am trying
to do is insert form variables into the database and make sure
duplicates are not inserted. I would imagine the controller is
bypassing the db.requires, but i am a newbie and don't understand why
it is being bypassed. What is happening is that my controller inputs
the form.vars.name even if it is already in the database. I know
that i can use the SQLFORM, but i am practicing the lower level form
stuff to get a better understanding of forms and databases.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Chawk
p.s. Should i be adding something to my post to show that a question
is solved, like they do on stackoverflow? i saw somebody do that on
this forum and did not know if I should be doing the same.
MODEL:
db.define_table('president',
Field('name', 'string'))
db.president.name.requires = IS_NOT_IN_DB(db, 'president.name')
CONTROLLER:
def test():
message = ""
form = FORM('Join President?', INPUT(_name='join',
_type='radio'),
INPUT(_name="name"), INPUT(_type='submit'))
if form.process().accepted:
db.president.insert(name=form.vars.name)
return dict(form=form, message=message)
VIEW:
{{=form}}
{{pass}}
{{=message}}
[web2py] Re: question with db.requires
Thanks Anthony! I must have skimmed over this part of the book. I got it now. chawk "" > Note, the 'requires' argument to Field sets validators for form submissions > -- it does not affect regular insert() or update() methods on the table. > The validate_and_insert() and validate_and_update() methods were created to > enable use of the form validators without actual form processing. ""
[web2py] Re: web2py for dummies
I started web building 2 years ago, i have a full time job in Automobile Insurance, and limited time at home to learn. Your question seems to indicate that you don't have any knowledge of HTML, CSS or Javascript/jQuery? forgive me if I am wrong, but if that is the case you definitely need to start there, especially CSS. It did not take me very long to get very good at creating great looking static webpages with dynamic javascript/jQuery. However I have struggled a lot with the database and server side of things. With the recent help of Anthony explaining how to properly create forms and query the information I am looking for, I am flying along with the creation my music website. The best web books that have helped me in my 2 year process are: Web2py book (just started web2py 5 months ago) CSS 3.0 the missing manual jQuery in action 2nd edition (i would mention python books, but you already know Python which is huge) I also want to mention that having Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator are huge, when it comes to getting the website to look really nice. In fact it is nearly a must have when it comes to creating 100% professional sites, if not them something that does something similar to what they do. Although they are the best when it comes to Photoshop. By the way, long live Python & Web2py, i love the this framework more than any other. I have spent time with Django, Zend, CodeIgniter, Yii and Catalyst, Web2py is the best, period. I hope that i can build a game changing application that puts Web2py at the top of the list for web frameworks. alright.. back to work now. chawk
