Installing mod_python

**Moptop650** · July 23rd, 2010

Hey guys,

I'm trying to install mod_python on my Ubuntu 9.10 32 bit apache2 server. I have the module installed (via apt-get) and I know the module is loaded because the following appears in my log when I restart apache:

Code:

[Fri Jul 23 15:00:51 2010] [notice] Graceful restart requested, doing restart
PHP Deprecated: *Comments starting with '#' are deprecated in /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/mcrypt.ini on line 1 in Unknown on line 0
PHP Deprecated: *Comments starting with '#' are deprecated in /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/ming.ini on line 1 in Unknown on line 0
[Fri Jul 23 15:00:51 2010] [notice] mod_python: Creating 8 session mutexes based on 40 max processes and 0 max threads.
[Fri Jul 23 15:00:51 2010] [notice] mod_python: using mutex_directory /tmp
[Fri Jul 23 15:00:51 2010] [notice] Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.3.2-1ubuntu4 with Suhosin-Patch mod_python/3.3.1 Python/2.6.5 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.1 configured -- resuming normal operations

Anyways, it's not working. I've added this into the config file for the site I want python on (/etc/apache2/sites-available/default)

Code:

<Directory /home/www/webroot/>
 Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews +ExecCGI
 AllowOverride ALL
 Order allow,deny
 allow from all
 AddHandler mod_python .py
 PythonDebug On
</Directory>

But no dice. It just download the python file. Also, http://vps.xmop.org/mpinfo

Edit: I've also tried

Code:

<Files ~ "\.(py|pyc)$">
 SetHandler mod_python
 PythonDebug On
 </Files>

**javierrivera** · July 23rd, 2010

I don't really understand apache configuration but this is how I did it on a site that I manage too long ago to remember the why's or the how's.

Code:

    
<Location ~ "xxxxxx">
SetHandler python-program
PythonPath "['/home/javier/django'] + sys.path"
SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE gacelaweb.settings
PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
PythonDebug On
</Location>

The PythonPath, SetEnv and PythonHandler are Django specific or site specific. It's running on Hardy (8.04 LTS), so maybe something have changed.

Hope that it's useful.