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.. _faq-install:
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FAQ: Installation
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How do I get started?
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#. `Download the code`_.
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#. Install Django (read the :ref:`installation guide <intro-install>`).
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#. Walk through the :ref:`tutorial <intro-tutorial01>`.
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#. Check out the rest of the :ref:`documentation <index>`, and `ask questions`_ if you
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run into trouble.
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.. _`Download the code`: http://www.djangoproject.com/download/
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.. _ask questions: http://www.djangoproject.com/community/
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How do I fix the "install a later version of setuptools" error?
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Just run the ``ez_setup.py`` script in the Django distribution.
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What are Django's prerequisites?
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Django requires Python_ 2.3 or later. No other Python libraries are required
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for basic Django usage.
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For a development environment -- if you just want to experiment with Django --
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you don't need to have a separate Web server installed; Django comes with its
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own lightweight development server. For a production environment, we recommend
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`Apache 2`_ and mod_python_, although Django follows the WSGI_ spec, which
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means it can run on a variety of server platforms.
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If you want to use Django with a database, which is probably the case, you'll
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also need a database engine. PostgreSQL_ is recommended, because we're
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PostgreSQL fans, and MySQL_, `SQLite 3`_, and Oracle_ are also supported.
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.. _Python: http://www.python.org/
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.. _Apache 2: http://httpd.apache.org/
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.. _mod_python: http://www.modpython.org/
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.. _WSGI: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0333.html
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.. _PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/
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.. _MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/
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.. _`SQLite 3`: http://www.sqlite.org/
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.. _Oracle: http://www.oracle.com/
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Do I lose anything by using Python 2.3 versus newer Python versions, such as Python 2.5?
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No. Django itself is guaranteed to work with any version of Python from 2.3
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and higher.
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If you use a Python version newer than 2.3, you will, of course, be able to
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take advantage of newer Python features in your own code, along with the speed
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improvements and other optimizations that have been made to the Python language
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itself. But the Django framework itself should work equally well on 2.3 as it
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does on 2.4 or 2.5.
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Do I have to use mod_python?
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Although we recommend mod_python for production use, you don't have to use it,
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thanks to the fact that Django uses an arrangement called WSGI_. Django can
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talk to any WSGI-enabled server. Other non-mod_python deployment setups are
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FastCGI, SCGI or AJP. See
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:ref:`How to use Django with FastCGI, SCGI or AJP <howto-deployment-fastcgi>`
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for full information.
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Also, see the `server arrangements wiki page`_ for other deployment strategies.
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If you just want to play around and develop things on your local computer, use
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the development Web server that comes with Django. Things should Just Work.
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.. _WSGI: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0333.html
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.. _server arrangements wiki page: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ServerArrangements
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How do I install mod_python on Windows?
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* For Python 2.4, grab mod_python from `win32 build of mod_python for
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Python 2.4`_.
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* For Python 2.4, check out this `Django on Windows howto`_.
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* For Python 2.3, grab mod_python from http://www.modpython.org/ and read
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`Running mod_python on Apache on Windows2000`_.
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* Also, try this (not Windows-specific) `guide to getting mod_python
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working`_.
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.. _`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
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.. _`Django on Windows howto`: http://thinkhole.org/wp/django-on-windows/
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.. _`Running mod_python on Apache on Windows2000`: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/139af8c83a5a9d4f
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.. _`guide to getting mod_python working`: http://www.dscpl.com.au/articles/modpython-001.html
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Will Django run under shared hosting (like TextDrive or Dreamhost)?
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See our `Django-friendly Web hosts`_ page.
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.. _`Django-friendly Web hosts`: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/DjangoFriendlyWebHosts
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Should I use the official version or development version?
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The Django developers improve Django every day and are pretty good about not
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checking in broken code. We use the development code (from the Subversion
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repository) directly on our servers, so we consider it stable. With that in
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mind, we recommend that you use the latest development code, because it
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generally contains more features and fewer bugs than the "official" releases.
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