how to install django on windows
INSTALLING PYTHON DJANGO ON WINDOWS ==================================== Application Case: Hotmessages.com app 1 - Download and install python 2 - Create a dirctory in drive C for your python project 3 - Open Windows Command Prompt 4 - Navigate and change directory to your python project folder 5 - Then Type the below commands, press enter key after each command; c:>py -m venv env c:>envScriptsactivate 6 - After typing the commands, the prompt will to the below with (env) in front of c: (env) C:python-django> 7 - Then type the below command (env) C:python-django>pip install django 8 - After django has finsihed insalling, type the below command to start a new project (env) C:python-django>django-admin startproject hotmessages 9 - Change directory to project folder as below (env) C:python-django>cd hotmessages 10 - Then type the below command (env) C:python-django>python manage.py migrate 10 - Create a super user the controls main login (env) C:python-django>python manage.py createsuperuser 11 - Provide your username and password to proceed 12 - Run python server to see your application (env) C:python-django>python manage.py runserver 13 - Check Application running via http://127.0.0.1:8000, type this link on your browser 14 - Check the Admin Section via http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin, type this link on your browser 15 - Create your app by typing the code below (env) C:python-django>python manage.py startapp hotmessages_app *Important things to do (1) Ensure your add your app directory name in the settings folder as below INSTALLED_APPS = [ 'django.contrib.admin', 'django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', 'django.contrib.sessions', 'django.contrib.messages', 'django.contrib.staticfiles', 'my_new_app', ] Hope this helps From; - Atsu Emmanuel atsuemmanuel@gmail.com
