Ok finally got this resolved there were several problems.
Following the book the Definative Guide to Django and online
documentation somehow did not eliminate several snags,
I'd like to post my findings here.
1. postgresql psycopg2 had best be installed on server
and tested before moving onto django production deployment.
a. I found phppgadmin GUI interface essential in getting this
started.
b. I created my a basic database 'mysite' using phpPGadmin and
added one
simple table to prime the pump so to speak.
c. 'mysite' database then was declared in the PROJECT settings.py
ie...DATABASE_ENGINE = 'postgresql_psycopg2'
DATABASE_NAME = 'mysite'
2. With that in place something the book and instructions fail to
emphasize
I ran -------- python manage.py syncdb
then
python manage.py sqlall myapp
NOTE: sqlall would not work prior to running syncdb
Now I've spent 2 weeks studying the documentation and followed the
book on this
and must say there are myriad gotchas so far. Also I'm working with
some Linux
gurus to help me get apache, mod_python and postgres all in order, it
has not been
easy.
One serious problem I had seems to be a typo in the documentation,
that suggests one use syntax like ....name =
models.CharField(maxlength=30)
which returned an error everytime I tried to run python manage.py
sqlall myapp.
When it should in fact be CharField(max_length=30), little things like
this have me
a little worried how many gotchas are going to be further down the
line.
The positive thing is after a day and half we do have a Redhat server
wired with Postgre,
Python and Django admin seems to be working, thanks in large part to
answers found on
this google group.
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