On Sun, 2009-12-06 at 13:32 +0100, Marcel Stör wrote: > For someone coming from the PHP-corner going through the install docs > at http://master19.moinmo.in/InstallDocs/ can be a somewhat > intimidating experience. At least if the "1 minute MoinMoin install" > doesn't suit you.
Well, php is easy because your web hoster installed mod_php and configured everything for you, so you can just drop in your php files and it works. You could have a similar experience with mod_wsgi and WSGI python apps (moin is one), but only if your hoster really cares about Python/WSGI and installs/configures that for you. The bad news is that most hosters don't, but let you alone with slow cgi or rather complicated fastcgi. > I would like use MoinMoin on the hosting account with my ISP i.e. I > don't run my own server. Therefore, I don't have admin rights, I can't > control Apache by myself and I can't use a shell. That's not quite the most comfortable environment to install moin into. I am not saying that it is impossible, but it is somehow like painting the living room through the keyhole. The best approach to make that not a complete pain is maybe to replicate your hoster's setup locally, make it work locally and then, after you have all working, ftp everything to the other side. > FTP...I can also set up virtual directories (activating CGI and > FastCGI for them) and I can configure mod_rewrite rules. For both cgi and fastcgi, with moin 1.9, you'll have to use some (e.g. "flup") middleware to convert that to wsgi. Please read flup's and apache's docs about that (and have a look into wiki/server/ directory in your moin download). As soon as you manage to run any (test) wsgi app on your host, you are ready for moin and for our docs. > Looking at Python as "just another scripting language" (I assume for > those who love it it's a bit more ;-)) I assume that it should be > possible to run MoinMoin in such a confined environment. I simply > haven't found related hints the docs or the FAQ. We only document running moin as a wsgi app, because wsgi is our interface to the outer world. We won't document how you have to use apache or flup (or any other web server or middleware needed), because there is better docs for that written by other people. BTW, moin 1.8.x still offers a direct (fast)cgi interface, but the future (1.9 and beyond) will be wsgi, for good reasons. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, a free event focused on virtualization and cloud computing. Attend in-depth sessions from your desk. Your couch. Anywhere. http://p.sf.net/sfu/redhat-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Moin-user mailing list Moin-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/moin-user
