Django is a Python-based framework that lets you build powerful websites quickly and easily. This article shows how to install and configure a Django demo app on a Linux shared web hosting account that uses cPanel. This demo application uses a SQLite database.
Note that you can install a newer version of SQLite if needed:
How to install latest SQLite version on cPanel
1. Log into your cPanel account
2. Create a Python application
a) Create a new application
b) Enter application informations
For the demo project, use version 3.11.x
c) Confirm informations
d) Copy the command that will allow access to the virtual environment
Once the creation of the application is complete, a message is displayed at the top of the screen. Copy the command, you will need it later.
source /home/[your_user]/virtualenv/demo_django_app/[python_version]/bin/activate && cd /home/[your_user]/demo_django_app
3. Configure the Django project
a) Use Terminal or connect with SSH
b) Activate the virtual environment
Use the command copied previously. You can return to the settings of your Python application to find the command.
$ source /home/[your_user]/virtualenv/demo_django_app/[python_version]/bin/activate && cd /home/[your_user]/demo_django_appc) Update the program "pip"
$ pip install --upgrade pipd) Download and unzip the demo project
$ wget https://demo.vtinyhosting.com/vtiny-django-demo.zip
$ unzip vtiny-django-demo.zip
$ rm vtiny-django-demo.zipe) Create directories for static files
$ mkdir -p templates/static_pages
$ mkdir static_files
$ mkdir static_mediaf) Install the "packages"
$ pip install -r requirements.txtg) Replace the file "passenger_wsgi.py"
$ mv passenger_wsgi.py passenger_wsgi_bkp.py
$ wget https://demo.vtinyhosting.com/passenger_wsgi.zip
$ unzip passenger_wsgi.zip
$ rm passenger_wsgi.zipFor your projects, don't forget to change "demo_project.settings" to the name of your Django project.
$ nano passenger_wsgi.pyThe final content of the file:
import os
import sys
import django.core.handlers.wsgi
from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
sys.path.append(os.getcwd())
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'demo_project.settings'
SCRIPT_NAME = ''
class PassengerPathInfoFix(object):
"""
Sets PATH_INFO from REQUEST_URI because Passenger doesn't provide it.
"""
def __init__(self, app):
self.app = app
def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
from urllib.parse import unquote
environ['SCRIPT_NAME'] = SCRIPT_NAME
request_uri = unquote(environ['REQUEST_URI'])
script_name = unquote(environ.get('SCRIPT_NAME', ''))
offset = request_uri.startswith(script_name) and len(environ['SCRIPT_NAME']) or 0
environ['PATH_INFO'] = request_uri[offset:].split('?', 1)[0]
return self.app(environ, start_response)
application = get_wsgi_application()
application = PassengerPathInfoFix(application)To save the file: Ctrl+O and Enter
To exist the Nano editor: Ctrl+X
h) Create a super user account
This account will allow you to access the Django administration module :
https://[your_url_application]/admin
$ python manage.py createsuperuseri) Collect static files
$ python manage.py collectstaticj) Restart the Python application
4. Test the site
In your browser, enter the url of your application (section 2.b):
https://[your_url_application]
Vtiny Hosting demo link :
https://django.demo.vtinyhosting.com/
