[Booki-dev] Reinstalled Booki, now picture uploads don't work

[James Simmons]

Adam,

I'm off work this week and I don't want to risk my book in progress,
Next week I'll be back at work and I plan to do a fresh install of
Booki which will use the install script.  I'll update my instructions
at that time.

My big complaint was needing to use django-shell for the migration.
Even if I had gotten it working, having to essentially write a Python
program on the command line to update a database is not for the timid.
 It looks like I didn't really need to do it, though.

James Simmons


On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 6:58 AM, adam <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
> i think one thing we need to do is supply clear information on how to set up
> the environment variables. I believe that those that are used to setting up
> software but are not used to django will get caught out on this as has been
> demonstrated by the quesitons both you (James) and I have.
>
> James - I was wondering if you would help us and write a short description
> on how to do this? I can also help and we can ask Aco, Tuukkaa and Luka to
> check it...
>
> adam
>
>
>
> On 06/16/2011 01:50 PM, Aleksandar Erkalovic wrote:
>>
>> Hi James,
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 1:01 AM, James Simmons<nicestep at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> The migration instructions for Booki are the worst I have ever seen.
>>> django-admin shell?  Really?  Spending half an hour trying to figure
>>> out just what value
>>>
>>> export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=
>>>
>>> should have and giving up because NOTHING makes django-admin happy?
>>
>> instructions in INSTALL file are very simple and straightforward.
>> Install script even creates settings file with all the paths, default
>> options inside and needed directories. It can also check if needed
>> python modules are installed on the system. It also creates for you
>> apache wscgi file and shell file with all the defined PATHs and
>> environment variables. No need to setup any variable or configure
>> option (if you decide to use sqlite). Even this DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE
>> is defined for you. All you need to do, before using django-admin, is
>> to load environment variables from created file. That's all. It is
>> simple setup that allows more then one installation of booki on the
>> system and very easy management of different installations.
>>
>> You are not the only one who has problems with "not loading
>> environment variables". I explained this problem before to you and
>> adam on the mailing list. Well, it is not a problem, it is just the
>> way it works. It allows me to have Booki 1.1, Booki1.2 and Booki 1.3
>> with different dependencies and Django 1.2 or Django 1.3 installed. It
>> allows me to upgrade only one site to newer version while the others
>> can still run old code with old dependencies. I find it to be very
>> useful benefit. If Booki was iPad, i would put everything in /etc/.
>> You would be able to have only one install, and you will never have to
>> load anything. Luckily, it is not iPad.
>>
>> I don't think this setup is too complex but i am aware it is not
>> understandable to some people.  At my commercial work i am technical
>> support for IBM systems and DBA for IBM Informix. I manage banks,
>> government institutions, ministry of defense, ministry of health,
>> medical history for all citizens and etc... With just one customer i
>> manage ~1300 different installations of IBM Informix across country
>> this way. AIX, HP-UX, Linux, SCO on machines.  Works perfectly and
>> except me they have no other database administrator to manage it. Even
>> their administrators who can barely use mouse have figured out how to
>> load different environments. I like this kind of setup and i think, as
>> different it can be, it has more benefits then some other solution.
>>
>> Anyhoo, happy you manage to make it work.
>>
>> aco
>>
>>
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