Just wanted to echo Echo's comments. I actually do use WebFaction and they are great, highly recommend them.
I've only touched my config in the intial setup process, and with my current WebFaction project I've actually never touched it since they do that for you (of course you can change it later on if you wish). On 8/8/07, Echo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 8/8/07, walterbyrd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have been looking at different PHP and Python frameworks. The only > > Python framework that I have actually toyed with at all, is Django. > > > > I like Python better than PHP, but I think there may be compelling > > advantages to PHP when it comes to frameworks. Issues that concerns me > > with Python, and Python frameworks, include: hosting, deployment, > > configuration and administrative overhead. > > > > I get the impression that Python framework developers just assume the > > user has complete control over the server. Those who develop Python > > frameworks seem to have little regard for the realities of shared > > hosting. System requirements tend to be sky-high: Apache 2.x, > > mod_python (latest version), fastcgi (at least), command line access, > > PostgreSQL (recommended). Assuming you can meet the system > > requirements, you still have server configuration issues such as > > setting up the Path, and maybe the .htaccess file. > > PostgreSQL is definatly not required. You should be able to use any > database that SQLAlchemy can work with(That include MySQL which I am > currently using). > For the hosting, I agree that it doesn't look the easiest. However > there is a hosting company that supports Pylons, > http://www.webfaction.com/pylons-hosting. I plan on going with them > once I finish the site that I am working on. > > > * The webserver has to be restarted every time modify your code - or > > touch every file if using fastcgi. > > If you use the paste server, it can automatically reload on any change. > > > > > >From what I am gathering, Pylons requires a similar amount of ongoing > > configuration. I don't think this amount of configuration is required > > by Rails, or the PHP frameworks. Am I wrong about that? And is it > > really an issue? > > I rarely make any changes to my configuration. Once I got it > connecting the the database(easy) and got AuthKit working(took a bit) > I havn't touched the configuration since. > > -- > -Echo > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" 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/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
