Blogging is one of the most activity in the internet. WordPress blogs alone comprises more than 15% of the websites in the net and the blogging platforms available now just keeps on increasing. CMS like WordPress, joomla and blogger are the front runners of blogging software and you may have not heard of Django before but Django is also a robust choice as a blogging platform.

Django uses the Phyton framework and very similar to Ruby so it is more of building blocks rather than the usual coding focused CMS. Most users are hesitant in using other CMS like Django in blogging and would just prefer WordPress or Blogger due to its popularity and user-friendliness but Django can be a powerful blogging tool and indeed one of the most underrated software right now.

Here are the advantages of using Django in Blogging:

1.  Better SQL Management –  With Django, you have full control of your MySQL database and unlike other CMS platforms where it is preinstalled and pre-defined. Django database are more secured and not prone to hacking since you built it and not custom-built.

2. Better Templating Language – Django uses Ruby on Rails and Phyton and its more of programming than designing which gives you stronger functionality and features. You can build basic blogs to robust and high-end blogs with Django and you have full control of the templates and the database.

3. Helps You Improve Your Programming Skills – Blogging with Django really improves your programming skills since it requires a bit installation of Phyton and Ruby and configuration on some scripts. You will also have to be building templates for the front end of your Django-based blog. Django is not difficult compared to other language when programming and it can keep you on track in a short period of time.

4. Personal Satisfaction – I heard lots of people gaining personal satisfaction making websites and blogs using the Django framework it is because it is not a common software and there is a sense of achievement when you are able to develop a blog that is fully functional and working.

Do not hesitate if you are planning in pursuing a career in Django development and creating a basic blog  in Django is your first step. It may be a bit difficult at first but once you got accustomed to the environment then you can create more complex blogs and websites.

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Are you trying to manage your page with Django? If you’re a dummy like us, you need a little help. Here are some great tips and tricks to use with Django for people like us, you know, dummies.

Most web developers wonder if Django is possible in GoDaddy hosting and it seems to be the issue of most users when it comes to Django is its compatibility with top domain and hosting provider such as GoDaddy. The aswer to the question whether Django can work in GoDaddy is definitely a big “Yes”. GoDaddy supports Ruby On Rails then there is no reason why it cannot support Django as well. Ruby On Rails is another CMS that uses Python as its core and GoDaddy has always an updated version of Python.

Unlike other CMS or Content Management System where it has a 1-2-3 clicks and intall like Fantastico, Django is not yet part of hosting installer package which I think it already should be there now since it is one of the top rising CMS. Django is basically a mesh of Python framework and MySQL database and both are present in GoDaddy hosting so installing Django in GoDaddy is a breeze.

Before you proceed with the installation, make sure you have the following:

1. GoDaddy Account, either unlimited hosting, deluxe or the basic account as long as with access to cPanel.

2. Python 2.4 or the latest. You can download it for free.

3. Django CMS.

Here Are The Steps To Install Django and Make Sure It Runs Smoothly:

Create a Directory for Your Python and add the Following code:

Install django. In the python-packages folder:

Install MySQLdb. In the python-packages folder:

Try uploading your website via FTP and test the file below:

python manage.py syncdb

Deploying Your Website:

From the python-packages folder, download and install flup:

From your html folder, create a dispatch.cgi:

Change both sys.path and mywebsite names. Chmod executable and try:

./dispatch.cgi

If it spits out a bunch of HTML, you’re almost home.

Redirect all traffic to dispatch.cgi. In the html folder create/edit the .htaccessfile:

And that’s it! You just successfully installed your Django CMS to GoDaddy hosting. If you have issues with Django with your GoDaddy account, you can send them a message and their tech support can surely help you.

Also, if you’re updating your site and need some help with storage or transfer of large files, try using YouSendIt.com. We’ve been using it for free thanks to this YouSendIt.com Promo Code we found.

Django is all over the internet now. Most popular website uses the Django framework for its portability, ease and support community for its an open-source system. You probably heard it about Django and phyton now and if you own a website  or under a website and domain hosting services and has an access to the cPanel, then you can see that it is being endorsed now as an alternative CMS or Content Management System.

If this is the first time that you are creating an app in Django, then you have to take note and follow the pointers below to improve your familiarity with Django and the processes involves:

The Initial Set-up – Django requires an initial setup of the software which contains of predominantly 2 files, the phyton server and the Django core files.  Starting a Django project requires you to auto-generate the code for it to set-up the Django project which includes databases, settings and other aplications.

Here is the command line:

django-admin.py startproject mysite

This will create a “mysite” directory in your current Django directory.

It is important that you avoid naming the directory after built-in Python or Django components.  Example of this is not using names like django for it will conflict with Django itself or test which will cause  conflicts with a built-in Python package.

Another issue to consider, django-admin.py can be found your system path if you use python in installing the Dajngo setup.py. If you are not able to find it then try the directory site-packages/django/bin, where `site-packages` is a directory within your Python installation.

it is best to familiarize yourself first on the installation and directories of Django and Python before proceeding to major tweaking of core files in order to prevent bug issues.

We often wonder about the big fuzz of the AJAX technology and it simplifies work on our Network Solutions sites but most often we also scratches ahead what exactly AJAX is made of and made for.

AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. The term was coined for AJAX platform is the product of different technologies and the prominent of it were the JavaScript and XML. Si if that’s the case then why not just use JavaScript or XML? That would be a lot easier. I also ask that question when I was in College and my strong feat was on JavaScript. Our web instructor at that time told me that AJAX is not a single stuff and using it would mean handful of web stuffs are at your disposal.

I have been an IT instructor and a web specialist and indeed AJAX is not just a single technology and also more than a handful of web technologies. It actually incorporates the following web platforms to come up a more robust yet simple web frame work:

• XHTML for the markup of web pages
• Cascading Style Sheet or CSS
• DOM / Dynamic Display and Interaction
• XML / Data Manipulation
• XML and HTTP to provide Data Retrieval
• and of course, JavaScript as the base foundation to support all of them.

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There’s always been a debate between which is better to use, Django or Ruby on Rails. Although, the two are pretty much different with each other, their similarity is visible and comparing the two is inevitable.  Before we declare a winner between Django and Ruby on Rails, let’s first know the two platform better (I tried them both using a godaddy coupon 2011 list for a unique name.)

Django emerged as a product of the highly successful Lawrence Journal World and was intended to host news site. On the other hand, Ruby on Rails sprouted from the development of Basecamp as a framework for a project management web-based service. Considering that both framework is an output of a development of a web-based application then we can conclude that its objectives during its developmental cycle are its strongest feats. News sites for Django and Project Management by Rails. Although it is a correct notion, the two frameworks are more than what they were originally intended to be. Their architecture is now robust that they can be used in almost all types of web applications.

The two frameworks uses HTML templates as its physical architecture.  The major distinctions is in their formats which the Rails uses an inline Ruby codes for the templates while Django applies its own templating tag language. In this case, Rails functionality can be extended into complex functionality which Django may lacks but Django is simple enough that users with lesser programming skills can still develop web applications and templates.

Another difference of the two frameworks is the core scripting language it supports. Django is more on AJAX and with its packaged JSON module while Ruby on Rails comes with the JAVA language so JavaScripting and Jqueries is not an issue. With the current updates of the two frameworks and its Open Source platform, both has plugins that can support cross platform language now. Django has Jython to support Java framework and there are plugins for Rails that can support AJAX.

It is not really necessary for us to declare a winner for both frameworks are doing well to its base platforms and has started a strong of community of supporters. But if I have to choose, I would proclaim Django since it has Jython and AJAX supports so it means a cross platform compatibility between Java and AJAX… and that is a rare feat for CMS.