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Remi Delon
remi at python-hosting.com
Fri Feb 27 16:22:02 EST 2004
> I wonder if anyone on this list might want to comment on why so many > commercial shared web hosting providers steadfastly refuse to allow the > use of mod_python on their servers. One reason is probably that it is not very easy to get it to work properly/securely in a shared hosting environment... For instance, I provide VirtualHosting only I want my users to be completely separate from each other ... Fortunately, with Apache 2 it's possible but you have to use the perchild MPM and it is really a pain in the neck to get it to work properly ... > I'm using mod_python on my own server, and finding it to be one of the > greatest things since Python and Apache themselves. But I'm feeling > hesitant to fully 'surrender' to the mod_python environment, and make > full commitment to it, given that probably less than 2% of shared > hosting providers hosts allow it, and the ones that do allow it tend to > charge 3 to n times more than the others. I don't ... I provide mod_python with my cheapest package ($15/month) > But I would really like to know what concerns shared web host admins > have about mod_python. Are there real security issues, whereby a > malicious python web app could do nasty stuff to 'neighbour' accounts, > or to the server itself? Or is there just a 'fear of the unknown' issue? I think it's a combination of both and the fact that it takes quite some expertise to get the mod_python/perchild MPM combo to work properly ... Best, Remi - http://www.python-hosting.com
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