How do I set up a test duplicate of a Django and Postgresql based web application?
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Not sure if this is an excessively broad and newbie-ish question for Stack Overflow but here goes:
I paid someone else to build a web application for me and now I want to tweak certain aspects of it myself. I learn best by trial and error – changing stuff and seeing what happens. Obviously that's not a great way to treat a live site, so I need to duplicate the site on some kind of test server which I can play with without fear of the consequences.
Unfortunately the closest I've come to programming has been creating ActionScript-based websites. I've never touched a database. So I really don't know where to start with setting up a test server.
I would really appreciate any advice about where to start. I am completely ignorant and lost here.
The web application is built in python/django using a Postgresql database. I use Mac OS X 10.6 if that makes any difference.
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