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authorPrabhu Ramachandran2011-11-19 15:52:04 +0530
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Configure server port and timeout in settings.py
Also updated documentation.
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ To install/deploy this app follow the steps below:
3. Add questions by editing the sample_questions.xml or any other xml
file in the same format and then run the following::
- $ python manage.py load_questions sample_questions.xml
+ $ python manage.py load_questions_xml sample_questions.xml
Note that you can supply multiple xml files as arguments and all of
those will be added to the database.
@@ -23,16 +23,22 @@ To install/deploy this app follow the steps below:
$ sudo python python_server.py
- Using sudo is necessary since the server is run as the user "nobody".
+ Using sudo is necessary since the server is run as the user "nobody". This
+ runs on port 8001 by default and may be changed in the settings in the
+ variable SERVER_PORT. The SERVER_TIMEOUT also can be changed there. This
+ is the maximum time allowed to execute the submitted code.
5. Now, run::
$ python manage.py runserver <desired_ip>:<desired_port>
+
+ For deployment use Apache or a real webserver, see below for more
+ information.
- 6. Go to http://server_ip:server_port/admin
+ 6. Go to http://deserved_host_or_ip:desired_port/admin
7. Login with your credentials and look at the questions and modify if
- needed.
+ needed. Create a new Quiz, set the date and duration.
8. Now ask users to login at:
http://server_ip:server_port/exam