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diff --git a/docs/faq.txt b/docs/faq.txt index a2c069f0ca..7238a0aef7 100644 --- a/docs/faq.txt +++ b/docs/faq.txt @@ -200,6 +200,23 @@ In the meantime, though, check out this `unofficial Django screencast`_. .. _unofficial Django screencast: http://www.throwingbeans.org/django_screencasts.html +Is Django a content-management-system (CMS)? +-------------------------------------------- + +No, Django is not a CMS, or any sort of "turnkey product" in and of itself. +It's a Web framework; it's a programming tool that lets you build Web sites. + +For example, it doesn't make much sense to compare Django to something like +Drupal_, because Django is something you use to *create* things like Drupal. + +Of course, Django's automatic admin site is fantastic and timesaving -- but +the admin site is one module of Django the framework. Furthermore, although +Django has special conveniences for building "CMS-y" apps, that doesn't mean +it's not just as appropriate for building "non-CMS-y" apps (whatever that +means!). + +.. _Drupal: http://drupal.org/ + When will you release Django 1.0? --------------------------------- @@ -222,7 +239,7 @@ How can I download the Django documentation to read it offline? --------------------------------------------------------------- The Django docs are available in the ``docs`` directory of each Django tarball -release. These docs are in ReST (restructured text) format, and each text file +release. These docs are in ReST (ReStructured Text) format, and each text file corresponds to a Web page on the official Django site. Because the documentation is `stored in revision control`_, you can browse @@ -297,13 +314,16 @@ as long as that server has WSGI_ hooks. See the `server arrangements wiki page`_ How do I install mod_python on Windows? --------------------------------------- - * For Python 2.4, check out this `guide to mod_python & Python 2.3`_. + * For Python 2.4, grab mod_python from `win32 build of mod_python for + Python 2.4`_. + * For Python 2.4, check out this `Django on Windows howto`_. * For Python 2.3, grab mod_python from http://www.modpython.org/ and read `Running mod_python on Apache on Windows2000`_. * Also, try this (not Windows-specific) `guide to getting mod_python working`_. -.. _`guide to mod_python & Python 2.3`: http://www.lehuen.com/nicolas/index.php/2005/02/21/39-win32-build-of-mod_python-314-for-python-24 +.. _`win32 build of mod_python for Python 2.4`: http://www.lehuen.com/nicolas/index.php/2005/02/21/39-win32-build-of-mod_python-314-for-python-24 +.. _`Django on Windows howto`: http://thinkhole.org/wp/2006/04/03/django-on-windows-howto/ .. _`Running mod_python on Apache on Windows2000`: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/139af8c83a5a9d4f .. _`guide to getting mod_python working`: http://www.dscpl.com.au/articles/modpython-001.html @@ -388,19 +408,12 @@ Using a ``FileField`` or an ``ImageField`` in a model takes a few steps: If I make changes to a model, how do I update the database? ----------------------------------------------------------- -If you don't mind clearing data, just pipe the output of the appropriate -``django-admin.py sqlreset`` command into your database's command-line utility. -For example:: - - django-admin.py sqlreset appname | psql dbname +If you don't mind clearing data, your project's ``manage.py`` utility has an +option to reset the SQL for a particular application:: -That "psql" assumes you're using PostgreSQL. If you're using MySQL, use the -appropriate command-line utility, ``mysql``. + manage.py reset appname -``django-admin.py sqlreset`` outputs SQL that clears the app's database -table(s) and creates new ones. The above command uses a Unix pipe to send the -SQL directly to the PostgreSQL command-line utility, which accepts SQL as -input. +This drops any tables associated with ``appname`` and recreates them. If you do care about deleting data, you'll have to execute the ``ALTER TABLE`` statements manually in your database. That's the way we've always done it, |