Hi, I have written some software using the Django framework that I intend on selling. From my little research, the Django framework isn't as readily available to users on a standard web host as a PHP framework is. Do you think this will lead to a decrease in my sales enough to have to rewrite all of my code to a PHP framework? I am considering the option of if my software gets mildly popular, talking to a few small web hosting companies to try and strike a deal on some sort of referral deal if they support Django. Thoughts? Thank-you for your time, LDev
Probably because people will probably need a VPS. It requires Python. This is from their home page djangoproject.com. "Being a Python Web framework, Django requires Python." How did you miss this?
I did not miss this. Maybe my question was not clear enough. My concern is that since it does require a not so common framework (i.e. Django) would it lead to less sales than if I was using something such as a PHP framework as it would be harder for clients to find hosting.
A PHP framework is a bunch of PHP files that you can include with your package. Python is something that the host has to provide on the server. Totally different kind of animal. You use Django to develop a site on a server over which you have control, not as a general purpose script you want to sell. Stick with PHP or ASP.