I just finished going through the process of installing and configuring Django (with FastCGI) on Hostmonster's Shared hosting. It was more painful than I expected, so I decided write a post about how I got it working...

First, I wanted to create a subdomain which would host my django stuff. In order to do this, I created a subdomain using the cPanel (the item is called "Subdomains"). This created the directory and a basic .htaccess file (along with a few error pages).

I then went through the basic processes described on these pages:

• http://www.infoinfoc.us/django/hostmonster
• http://www.techgeekguy.com/2011/01/how-to-install-python-svn-django-osqa-web-hosting-server-hostmonster-dreamhost-bluehost-godaddy-hostgator/

When I finished these guides, I kept getting a 500 error. I eventually found that I can access the error log ...