i need to place my django site on a server, i dont know how to do it! help!!!

doniyor

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May 10, 2012, 8:23:11 AM5/10/12

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Hi there,

i need a small help: i have a django site, which is ready to test. now i talked to a hosting service, they had only php and mysql supporting server, but not django. they gave me a virtual server, where i can install django and put my site there. now i am stuck. i dont know how to install django on server and which python modules to install that run my site and where to install. is there any list of steps to do this kind of job? it would be very helpful. i just dont find a clue where to start. what i understand is:

apache is webserver and it is there on server. so i need some module that supports python, right? i decided for mod_wsgi. i dont know why i decided for this. before that i installed easy_install then i installed all python packages including django. now when i log in to server thru Putty including switching to root, i land to: domainname: /www/vhtdocs/domainname # and this folder has some html files of my old site. they just copied from old server to this virtual one. now the question is: is it the place where i can just upload my whole django-site?

i would be very thanksful for some instructions..

thanks thanks.

Doni

azizmb.in

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May 10, 2012, 8:29:55 AM5/10/12

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Have you looked at the django docs on installing django?

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kenneth gonsalves

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May 10, 2012, 8:33:16 AM5/10/12

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On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 05:23 -0700, doniyor wrote:
> i need a small help: i have a django site, which is ready to test. now
> i
> talked to a hosting service, they had only php and mysql supporting
> server,
> but not django. they gave me a virtual server, where i can install
> django
> and put my site there. now i am stuck. i dont know how to install
> django on
> server

how did you install your site on your development machine (what os do
you have and what os in there on the vps?)
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Kenneth Gonsalves

eihli

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May 10, 2012, 10:13:05 AM5/10/12

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This won't be a complete list but it's what I can remember off the top of my head.

Things to do:

Install Python

Install Django

Install database software (I chose Postgres. I guess you don't need this if you are using SQLite3).

Create database and users and assign permissions.

Install mod_wsgi.

Edit your apache httpd.conf file to use mod_wsgi: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/QuickConfigurationGuide

If you are using apache to serve static html files (like your .css or image files) then you'll need to add an Alias to your apache config. Something like: Alias /myproject/static/ /var/www/djangoapps/myproject/media/static

Here are some links I bookmarked while trying to set up a VPS with Django:

http://www.epicserve.com/blog/2011/nov/3/ubuntu-server-setup-guide-django-websites/
http://bailey.st/blog/2012/05/02/ubuntu-django-postgresql-and-nginx-a-rock-solid-web-stack/

http://blog.kevin-whitaker.net/post/725558757/running-django-with-postgres-nginx-and-fastcgi-on

http://brandonkonkle.com/blog/2010/jun/25/provisioning-new-ubuntu-server-django/