Log into existing Django site

[TheShoff]

I am trying to add reCaptcha to an existing Django website that was created by a company we no longer work with. I have server access to the website, but cannot figure out how to edit the files or add the reCaptcha form (I tried to manually add the code into the HTML and .py files and uploading it on my FTP client and was denied access). Do I need to login to the website using Python to add the reCaptcha form? If so, can someone tell me how? I am not looking to make any other changes at this time. 

***Please note I am new to Django and trying to figure out how it works.***

[Alex Heyden]

Assuming you're familiar with web technologies in general, you'd make these changes on the host machine itself, ideally through the same mechanism that handles deployments of source code. Code for application logic is often in files called "views.py" or similar, and the HTML will be in a folder called "templates" by convention, either near the top of the code or contained within the directories (called "applications" in Django) that hold server code.

The FTP client is probably the closest you've gotten so far, but "denied access" can mean anything from permissions to authentication issues. You might want to start there.

On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 3:04 PM TheShoff <jasons...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am trying to add reCaptcha to an existing Django website that was created by a company we no longer work with. I have server access to the website, but cannot figure out how to edit the files or add the reCaptcha form (I tried to manually add the code into the HTML and .py files and uploading it on my FTP client and was denied access). Do I need to login to the website using Python to add the reCaptcha form? If so, can someone tell me how? I am not looking to make any other changes at this time. 

***Please note I am new to Django and trying to figure out how it works.***

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[TheShoff]

Thank you for your response! By host machine, do you mean the machine (computer) the site was created on or the server that is hosting the site? I have always worked in PHP and HTML and am used to downloading/uploading files to the server to make changes. 

[Alex Heyden]

The server that is hosting the site. The one you're trying to FTP onto. Your quality of life will be greatly improved if you can SSH onto the machine rather than using FTP, because the actual server software that hosts Python processes usually needs to be restarted. It's unlikely (but not unheard of) that you have anything like CPanel controlling a Django instance. It's probably going to be GUnicorn or uWSGI, but there's a half dozen options on that front too.

I know that all sounds really wishy-washy, but I don't want to mislead you accidentally. The overall architecture isn't that different from a PHP app, but you might not recognize the configuration and file server technologies being used. The further along you get, the easier it'll be for people to figure out what's going on and help you at least figure out what files need to be changed.

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[TheShoff]

That makes sense. Thanks Alex!

[TheShoff]

Also, how would I access the server with SSH (I have a MAC and can use Terminal)? I have already set up private and public keys and provided the public key to the hosting provider, however I used FTP to login into the server. Do you know how I would go about logging in with Terminal? 

[Alex Heyden]

The last Mac I owned had 512kB of memory and no hard drive, but it did have that newfangled 3.5" floppy drive.

The wider internet probably knows. You might try https://accc.uic.edu/answer/how-do-i-use-ssh-and-sftp-mac-os-x

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