> Reading the website, it seems Django is not a readymade CMS but a > "framework". More like CodeIgniter from the EE guys.
I know nothing about CI from EE, but Django is as you describe: "not a ready-made CMS, but a framework" > My requirements are as follows. I would appreciate if someone can > confirm if Django is worth my effort: > > 1. I don't want to have to use Python. Then Django is not for you. > 2. I want one central install of Django. On my root host Apache > server. Then I want different domains (which are setup as VirtualHost > in my httpd.conf) to be able to use the *same* installation of Django > using some directory "Alias" such as http://domain1.com/cms and > http://domain2.com/cms and so on. Django supports doing this > 3. I'd like to have some templates for design, kind of like MT's > "template sets", which allow for easy XHTML-valid skinning of > websites. Does Django allow for something like that? Yep. http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/templates/ > 4. I can define Expression Engine as a CMS by using "custom fields". > In each blog, I can define what my content section looks like. Is this > possible with Django? yep. But as above, it requires working in Python. That said, I've coded in PHP, and I've coded in Python. I'd choose Python over PHP any day. As a matter of fact, I don't touch PHP any more unless I'm paid to (or maintaining some of my old personal PHP code). > 5. Does Django work with postgresql? I'd rather not use MySQL. Yes, it works with PostgreSQL, MySQL, sqlite, and others: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/install/ PostgreSQL has been documented as the preferred DB engine for the developers. > 6. Where can I see an out of the box output of Django? For example, to > start with the very basic thing, can Django produce a simple blog type > website without ANY tinkering to the code, and if so, where can I see > what this website can look like? I recommend going through the Django tutorial which creates a simple blog. > I think that's it for now. I hope these are not silly questions. Silly? no. Frequently asked, and documented as such? Yes :) http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/faq/ Hope this helps, -tim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
