[mod_python] Advantages of running non web oriented script using mod_python

Leeron Shalev leeron at devunity.com
Thu Oct 16 19:17:18 EDT 2008


>If you don't have anything running on mod_python don't use it. In
>instead use mod_wsgi. I used mod_python in the site above about two
>years ago. I would not do it today.
And why is that? I know mod_wsgi, but I have no experience with it.
Do you believe It'll provide better performance?

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 1:10 AM, Clodoaldo Pinto Neto <
clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2008/10/16 Leeron Shalev <leeron at devunity.com>:
> > I'm currently working on something else, and just pondering the
> > python-to-php issue, so yes, please do get back to me later with the rest
> of
> > the details.
>
> This is the php code:
>
> $server_name = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
>
> $url = "http://
> $server_name/python/mp_history.py?d=$team&t=team_update%3bteam_daily";
>
> $big = eval_array(file_get_contents($url));
>
> And this is the mod_python config:
>
>    <Directory /var/www/html/example.com/python>
>       SetHandler mod_python
>       PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
>    </Directory>
>
> If you don't have anything running on mod_python don't use it. In
> instead use mod_wsgi. I used mod_python in the site above about two
> years ago. I would not do it today.
>
> Regards, Clodoaldo
>
> > The thing is, I'm sure it will work - I'm just asking if anybody has a
> word
> > of wisdom on which of the approaches will work best.
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Clodoaldo Pinto Neto
> > <clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 2008/10/16 Leeron Shalev <leeron at devunity.com>:
> >> > Hello list :)
> >> > I love python, and have some experience using mod_python.
> >> > The thing is I have a web site that is based heavily upon PHP.
> >> > I have a specific task (Involving file manipulation and some libraries
> >> > that
> >> > are implemented better in python than in PHP) that I'm planing on
> using
> >> > a
> >> > python script for.
> >> > At start I thought I'll use mod_python for it, but the integration
> with
> >> > the
> >> > DB and PHP objects soon became to much of a pain in the ass.
> >> > So the the two main options I'm now considering are:
> >> > 1. Using PHP for everything else and calling the python script using
> >> > PHP's
> >> > exec() function.
> >> > 2. Using PHP for everything else and calling the python script via
> >> > apache
> >> > and mod_python. (using php fopen() or something).
> >> > As I said, the final python script is mainly for manipulating the
> >> > filesystem
> >> > and not really a web oriented script -
> >> > Do you think I'll have any benefits from using method 2 (in terms of
> >> > performance and concurrency) ?
> >> > Any help, thoughts or advice will be much appreciated.
> >>
> >> I have an old php site in which the chunck of code that executes a
> >> certain task was a bit convoluted (as usual in php) and as i wanted to
> >> change it i wrote it in python and it works nice. It is called as a
> >> web service and returns some lists (as text not html) which are loaded
> >> into arrays in php. I don't remember how exactily i did it as i have
> >> no access to the server now. In some hours i can check it and return
> >> to you if you still haven't figured it out.
> >>
> >> Regards, Clodoaldo
> >>
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > Leeron
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> >
> >
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