Initialization and upgrade of the database for AskbotΒΆ

When you install Askbot the first time and any time you upgrade the software, run these two commands:

python manage.py syncdb

When you will be suggested to create a superuser, answer no.

Then run:

python manage.py migrate askbot
python manage.py migrate django_authopenid #embedded login application

Note

When upgrading - do not skip to back up the database before proceeding!!! Things can break and it is better to be safe than sorry. Even better - do run two installations of your project - one for production deployment and the second one - for testing the upgrade. When you are sure that your upgrade works, just switch the testing installation for the former production one.

Now run the Django development server and check that everything works:

python manage.py runserver `hostname -i`:8000 #or use some other port number > 1024

Note

hostname -i is a Unix command returning the IP address of your system, you can also type the IP manually or replace it with word localhost if you are installing askbot on a local machine.

Finally, register at the site and turn yourself into a superuser by running:

python manage.py add_admin 1

Here number 1 is the numeric id of the first user, enter a different number, if it is indeed different.

Your basic installation is now complete. Many settings can be changed at runtime by following url /settings.

If you choose to host a real website, please read section Deploying Askbot.

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