2.3.2 Configuring Apache

2.3.2 Configuring Apache

If you compiled mod_python as a DSO, you will need to tell Apache to load the module by adding the following line in the Apache configuration file, usually called httpd.conf or apache.conf:
```
LoadModule python_module libexec/mod_python.so
```
The actual path to mod_python.so may vary, but make install should report at the very end exactly where mod_python.so was placed and how the LoadModule directive should appear.
If your Apache configuration uses ClearModuleList directive, you will need to add mod_python to the module list in the Apache configuration file:
```
AddModule mod_python.c
```
NB: Some (not all) RedHat Linux users reported that mod_python needs to be first in the module list, or Apache will crash.

If you used the static installation, you now need to recompile Apache:

$ cd ../src/apache_1.3.12
$ ./configure --activate-module=src/modules/python/libpython.a
$ make

Or, if you prefer the old "Configure" style, edit src/Configuration to have

AddModule modules/python/libpython.a

then run

$ cd src
$ ./Configure
$ Make