Posted by junkbond on November 12, 2008 at 11:42am
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| Project: | Memetracker |
| Version: | 6.x-1.1-alpha6 |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
Issue Summary
Are there any shared hosting where memetracker works seamlessly without too much of effort?
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#1
None that I've heard of. Memetracker has pretty specific requirements -- you need a python library and a c library installed. No shared hosting will have these installed by default. It's worth asking your hosting company to install them. Both the Python Numpy module and c cluster library are mature and widely used.
#2
Did anyone got it installed by their hosting company. I'll buy an account with the same host. Thanks
#3
Sorry be a total newbie, but I don't have the slightest idea *where* to install and unpack the python/C bits that's I've downloaded per instruction.
It may be that I *do* have access to the required directories on the server: I have root access to the machines and WebMin (through RIMU).
The question is: what to do with the py/C gear? It is certainly not explicit in the instructions...(sorry Kyle!)
#4
Pycluster is actually very easy to install because you don't have to know anything about directories or whatever else to install it.
Download it and unpack it anywhere. Once you've unpacked the file, enter the directory and type
python setup.py install.Your OS / Python installation will know where to install Pycluster based on how they're configured.
#5
I am currently with HostGator and have been successful with this installation. I chatted with a technical support person explaining the issue (actually cut and paste Step 1 from the Install instructions file so there was no confusion) and they opened a ticket for me.
Within a couple of hours I received an email from their tech support group confirming the installation.
I completed the rest of the steps per the Install instructions and everything has worked great so far!
Hope this helps. Thanks!
Eddie
#6
@nycwolverine Awesome news! Glad to hear you got things working on HostGator.
#7
I am trying to get this running on Dreamhost and hitting dead-ends installing PyCluster, basically it does not know where numpy is but in the README it says that Numeric is used, not NumPy. I have Numeric installed and can import Numeric with no problems.
#8
In one of their latest updates, PyCluster stopped using Numeric and started using NumPy. The instructions in the INSTALL.txt from the last stable release is outdated.
Here's the latest version of the INSTALL.txt:
http://cvs.drupal.org/viewvc.py/drupal/contributions/modules/memetracker...
#9
I followed the new directions (linked in Kyle's post above) on a local installation of Drupal and memetracker, installing numpy, pycluster and python 2.6, FeedAPI, machinelearning API, etc. but am still unable to get clustering in memetracker.
I am also unable to run the test specified in the installation instructions linked in Kyle's post. I used the DOS command line (everything is installed on an old XP laptop), which seemed to restrict me from running any python commands unless I was in the python directory, but the other problem is there is no cluster_test.py file anywhere in my hard drives, as specified in the instructions. Should this have been part of the memetracker or pycluster installation?
Thanks,
Ian
#10
cluster_test.py is only in the dev release. Either download that or download the file directly from here:
http://drupal.org/cvs?commit=182344
#11
Thanks Kyle. Downloaded, and the test worked, generating the number that it was supposed to.
But still no clustering. See notes here:
http://drupal.org/node/299632#comment-1808172