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 (p)
   4. MySQL username (jtkorb) and password
   5. Create a superuser (jtkorb and admin, not sure both needed)

Installation instructions from…

      http://www2.jeffcroft.com/blog/2006/may/11/django-dreamhost/

Pretty much followed exactly, eventually, after getting a false start on the exceptions in the Dreamhost help pages (flup is not needed). Enabled admin interface, too, per instructions at Jeff Croft site.

Source code from…

      http://www.djangoproject.com/download/

Currently (6/21/07) using development version. Update with svn…

      % cd django_src
      % svn update

Did (7/14/07) the tutorial starting at…

      http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/tutorial01/

11/21/07: Updated with svn (per 6/21/07 instructions). Lots of updates! To revision 6709.

      % cd django_src
      % svn update
      % python setup.py install (may not be necessary and gives an error)
      % pkill python (this *is* necessary)

12/15/07: Updated with svn to revision 6920. Shortened instructions…

      
      % cd django_src
      % svn update
      % pkill python

1/1/08: Updated with svn to revision 6980 (per above).

      Created ~/bin.  Linked /usr/bin/python2.4 to
      ~/bin/python. Prepended ~/bin to my path.

1/1/08: To do…

      Confirm that /usr/bin/python2.4 is being used for python.

      Install pyfacebook, something like...
      % svn checkout http://pyfacebook.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ pyfacebook
      % python setup.py install