Basic Authentication on mod_wsgi
I’m currently in the process of creating an iPhone app for Inzolo. This requires an API of course. I wanted to take advantage of what was currently available for Django and I came across wapi. Time is of the essence so I decided to take the easiest route and use basic authentication for now. (I’m [...]
January 11, 2010
Tags: api, authentication, basic auth, djanog, mod_wsgi, piston, wapi, webfaction, wsgi Posted in: Programming & Internet
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Django cron on Webfaction
James Bennett addresses one of the most frequently asked questions in Django – “How do I write a standalone script which makes use of Django components?”
That is what I needed to do. I’m still learning Python so I wasn’t sure why the methods he described in his article didn’t work for me. (OK, I have [...]
July 31, 2009
Tags: cron, django, python, webfaction Posted in: Programming & Internet
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One Click Django Project Publishing
I was reading The Joel Test and I got to number #2 which says "Can you make a build in one step?" My initial thought was that there aren’t really builds per se in web applications (unless you use ASP.NET). But then I thought, I wonder if I could make publishing my Django application a [...]
May 15, 2009
Tags: django, plink, putty, ssh, subversion, webfaction, windows Posted in: Programming & Internet
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Webfaction Review
I was looking at my web stats and noticed I was getting a lot of traffic to my limited review of Webfaction. To recap, I tried out there account then decided to cancel, and they were prompt and friendly at delivering a refund.
Since that time, I have set up two Webfaction accounts. When I started [...]
May 15, 2009
Tags: cpanel, directadmin, django, Ruby on Rails, webfaction, wordpress Posted in: Programming & Internet, Web Sites
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Webfaction Limited Review
UPDATE: Since writing this review, I have set up two accounts with Webfaction. Check out my latest review.
I’ve seen a lot of recommendations for Webfaction for new Django developers who want an easy to use hosting solution. As you can see from previous posts that I have a VPS that I’ve set up Django on. [...]
October 29, 2008
Tags: webfaction Posted in: Programming & Internet, Technology, Web Sites
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