I am currently trying to set up a Virtual Machine and a Database Server for my website to launch off of. I decided to go with Amazon's AWS.
I have beeing working through This Tutorial and am at Part 3 now.
I got to the point where I started the Apache Web Server and went to my local DNS name in my browser, and successfully saw the Test Page.
I proceeded forward with Downloading "Drupal" and got to the section where it says "Configure Drupal". I am now trying to load my local DNS name in my browser again, only to get a 500 Server Error.
I'm not sure what could've went wrong, I only entered the commands in the tutorial for the whole section on "Install Drupal".
Thank you
EDIT: Also, what exactly does Drupal do? And do I need to use it?
Drupal is a CMS system, and you don't have to use it. It is only being used to provide an example for a website. Instead of installing Drupal, you can install your own site on the server if you prefer or even something like Wordpress if you're more familiar with that.
However, if you do want to follow the example your best bet for discovering the problem is to look into what the exact error is. You should be able to find more information about that in the log files located in /var/log/httpd. The error log in there should show you more details about what failed.
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I already finished my project that I made with django, and I want to upload it. I already bought the domain, and they are about to host it for me.. once they give me the host, I just upload it and that's it? Or are there more steps to do within the code? What do I have to do?. that is, once everything is uploaded to the host, will everything be seen?
And the Admin will continue to work, when in the search engine put /admin/ ???.
that is, I wonder what are all the steps to follow so that once I host my page everything can be seen.
that is, what things would have to be configured in the congif.py, and other things.
I would appreciate a lot if you give me advice/tips/solutions..
What I know is that I have to change the debug to DEBUG=False ...
And I don't know anything else, once they pass me the port and other host information, I simply upload the files of my project to the host and that's it, nothing more? Isn't it necessary to write more code to show it?
Excuse me, I have never displayed a page
There are a lot of steps involved in deploying your code to production. I suggest you check out a guide like this to get a better idea of what you need to do in order to deploy your website. Additionally, you can run the command python manage.py check --deploy for a quick, though insufficient, review of your code to see if it is ready to be pushed to production.
Django is an excellent choice for developing basic to more advanced websites. The web framework works well in local and production environments. Just the same way the local environment server is not suitable for a production environment, there are things you need to configure before deploying your Django website. Take a look at the links below
Https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/howto/deployment/
https://github.com/vintasoftware/django-production-launch-checklist/blob/master/checklist-en.md
I'm new to all things Website building/customising, complete beginner learning on the go (literally YouTube and google are a very good friend of mine at them moment)
I have just finished migration from the Wamp localhost to Bitnami WordPress (AWS EC2) using the All-in-one Migration plugin, I am using the Electro (child) theme, however my carousel sections are not working with AWS version of the site, upon inspecting the elements of both the localhost and the AWS site it appears a "segment" is missing I have taken screenshot and highlighted the segment that doesn't appear on the AWS site,
If somebody on here could advise me on the best way to solve this I would be so grateful, as I am trying to google the answers but I haven't exactly found the answer (probably due to my website knowledge)
Thank you in advance
Ashley
Localhost site with the missing line
I am a novice when it comes to deploying website. I have set up an EC2 instance and linked it to my domain. I proceeded to install Apache and I have obtained this result when I open my domain in browser.
implying I have done everything right until here.
Where do I go from here? I don't have prior linux experience one of the reasons for my situation. I need to deploy the cakephp project I have created.
I apologies for the rather broad question, it was only very recently that I learned to code.
Cakephp has a detailed documentation on how to install and configure cakephp.
https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/installation.html
I'm following through the Django Tutorials by HackedExistence on youtube.
Since the video is about a year old, I assume that the version differences may contribute to this problem. I'm currently on the 2nd video but this issue arose since the first.
On my browser,
http://video1.hackedexistence.com/
This link opens up the Apache 2 Test Page, and the localhost link opens up the Django Administrator page nicely.
But he sets it up so that the hacked existence link loads up the Django Admin page.
How is he able to achieve this? and what steps are needed for setting it up that way with the versions that I'm working with.
Python 2.7.3, Django 1.4.1, Apache 2.2.22 (Unix)
Running on OS X 10.6.8.
video1.hackedexistence.com is (presumably) a domain under the control of HackedExistence, and it's showing an Apache 2 test page because the server it's pointing to is not configured to show anything else. You have no control over this domain or the server it is pointing to, so you can't affect it directly.
It doesn't have anything to do with different versions of python, django, apache, or anything else; it's likely that HackedExistence chose to move on to something else, is no longer maintaining his site (or at least the content on that subdomain of it) and his tutorial now no longer works as a result.
The closest you can come is add an entry to your /private/etc/hosts file (on OSX) so that video1.hackedexistence.com resolves to 127.0.0.1 (i.e. localhost, your own computer), but this is almost certainly not what you're after. For example, if you do this, everybody else will still see the test page you're seeing now, because the /etc/hosts file is just telling your computer to treat the video1.hackedexistence.com domain as if it's pointing to your computer.
For learning web development, you can safely completely disregard this and can continue to test on your local computer.
When it comes to deploying the website for other people to view and use, you will need to buy a domain (e.g. at http://namecheap.com/), get some hosting (for python/django hosting I can recommend WebFaction , or you can use Heroku's free plan), and follow the Django deployment instructions in the official documentation (or the documentation provided by the hosting provider you choose). My advice is to focus on learning web development and get something working before you spend money on any hosting.
I don't know the videos, but I'm assuming that the author of the book owns (or owned at the time) the hackedexistence.com domain name, and had it pointing to his server so that it would be able to interpret the Django App and serve it up to public requests ... and now it looks like that configuration doesn't exist any more.
If you're asking what I think you want to ask, "how can I get a Django app viewable on the public web," well, there are lots of ways to go about doing this. If your server is Apache, https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/deployment/wsgi/modwsgi/ is the way to go. Google could help you find the similar docs for other servers. Lots of answers on stack overflow as well.
If instead you're asking a different question, namely, "how can I get this app on my local machine to be viewable via some method other than localhost" (and you don't have a server), well, the answer is you'd have to get a domain that points to your local machine -- this is a question that has lots of answers elsewhere. One thing to be aware of is that Django through Apache on Mac OS X isn't terribly simple, as it requires manually installing mod_wsgi, but it's not overly difficult either. Here's Google's top link (a bit old but still relevant): http://jessenoller.com/2009/07/24/django-mod_wsgi-apache-and-os-x-do-it/
And finally, if you're asking how you can get your app to show up at hacked existence, well ... buy that domain and see the above paragraph. :)
Help! I think i've gone in a bit over my head. I'm making a website for a friend who has already got a domain/hosting on the website 123reg. Keen to learn them i've been picking up python and django as i go, figured getting it online would be no problem because 123reg supports python (unspecified version).
So far i've been doing everything with the django test-server locally, i went to look into uploading it somewhere as a test and realised there's an awful lot i don't know and even with google its a bit overwhelming.
I found this link which will help me later i'm sure but right now, could someone help me understand What is Apache? I thought the server was the hardware a site was physically hosted on but i can't understand it at all now.. So i download Apache and then what? Can i just copy it into the root directory for the website on 123reg? Is their an installer? Will 123reg allow it to "run" or "serve" or whatever word's appropriate or will there be permissions issues?
And then once that's sorted there's mod_wsgi to look into, a cursory glance at the installation guide shows commands to be run, which confuses me further as i was not aware that a standard host like 123reg have any sort of inbuilt console window to be run on in which case how are you expected to execute these commands?
And another thing I didn't really think through, I'm using the built in sqlite database technology.. How will i be able to install it on my webspace? and then how will that effect my django configuration? or maybe i'll have to change to MySql v5 which 123reg says it supports?
I know these must be idiotic questions, I just wasn't sure where best to ask for help and SO has one of the most helpful and knowledgeable communities around. I did try having a google but everything was a bit overly technical for me.
You can't upload a Django site using FTP on a shared hosting provider and expect it to run. You'll need to configure it to run with their installed Apache, including configuration like mod_wsgi.
I very much doubt that 123-reg support this. You are unlikely to be able to run a Django site there. You should look for a more Django-friendly site - I recommend Webfaction.
Apache is the webserver software. It's already running on their machines. Don't try and install it lol, or they will certainly laugh at you.
To "run commands" you need to get a remote shell (console). This is typically done via Secure Shell (SSH). See this page regarding 123reg specifically: How do I connect using SSH (Putty)?
Django supports different databases, including SQLite and MySQL. SQLite is typically for small, simple databases, as the "database" is really just a local file that is manipulated by the SQLite engine. MySQL is the database of choice for many websites.