Basic Django Setup Instructions

Installation instructions from http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Django.

1. Create domain (e.g., django.bikmort.com).
2. Add “/public” to the web directory (in “Users, Files, and Paths” section).
3. Turn on “Passenger” (checkbox under “Web Options”).
4. Create a database (at MySQL Database panel):
   1. Database name (bikdjango)
   2. Hostname (mysql.django.bikmort.com)
   3. First user (jtkorb)
5. Download and run the Django setup wizard
   1. wget http://wiki.dreamhost.com/django-setup.py
   2. python django-setup.py
   3. Name project (mysite)
   4. MySQL database (bikdjango)
   5. MySQL username (jtkorb) and password
   6. Create a superuser (admin, but deleted later for just jtkorb)
6. Found problem with Oracle configuration using “paste” to intercept and display errors from Django. See here for details. Current status is that the “purdue” Oracle section of the settings.py file is commented out.
7. Verify installation

      [charvel] $ python
      Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Jan 24 2010, 17:44:40) 
      [GCC 4.3.2] on linux2
      Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
      >>> import django
      >>> print django.get_version()
      1.2.1
      
      [charvel] $ mysql -u jtkorb -h mysql.bikmort.com bikdjango
      mysql> show tables;
      +----------------------------+
      | Tables_in_bikdjango        |
      +----------------------------+
      | auth_group                 | 
      | auth_group_permissions     | 
      | auth_message               | 
      | auth_permission            | 
      | auth_user                  | 
      | auth_user_groups           | 
      | auth_user_user_permissions | 
      | django_admin_log           | 
      | django_content_type        | 
      | django_session             | 
      | django_site                | 
      +----------------------------+
      11 rows in set (0.05 sec)