Learning Objectives:
Follow the instructions in this tutorial:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/intro/tutorial02/
Remember that you never use runserver
on PythonAnywhere:
python manage.py runserver # <-- Never run this on pythonanywhere
Instead after you change files, run
python manage.py check
And then go to the the PythonAnywhere Web tab and press Reload.
Also when it tells you to navigate to a localhost
like
http://localhost:8000/admin
Instead nagivate to the same path on your PythonAnywhere site:
(your-account).pythonanywhere.com/admin
Note that when Linux / Bash is promoting for a password, it does not "echo" your characters so someone watching over your shoulder does not see the password. Just type the password and press enter. Trust that Linux is listening as you type even though it does not show the characters as you type.
If you run createsuperuser
and end up with an admin
account and want to
change the password for an account, use:
cd ~/django_projects/mysite
python manage.py changepassword admin
You can change any Django user account using this approach.
Since this is your first time doing a model and migrations, things can get messed up - if you want to clean up your database and start with a fresh database using the following instructions:
cd ~/django_projects/mysite
rm */migrations/00*
rm db.sqlite3
python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createsuperuser # If needed
You need to recreate the superuser because it is stored in the database
and the rm
command emptied out your database. You can do
this process any time your database feels like it is messed up. But
you have to re-enter all your data.