[mod_python] newbie and unable to get it working

"import site" error in python usually means
that you havent; set yout PYTHONPATH correctly.

Is is most likely that the user which starts apache on your machine has not
set this in his profile.
Alteritivaly use:
setEnv PYTHONPATH=<my list of paths>
in htttpd.conf


----- Original Message -----
From: "Khalid El-Kary" <khalid_kary at hotmail.com>
To: <mod_python at modpython.org>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 12:55 AM
Subject: [mod_python] newbie and unable to get it working


> Hi fellows,
> I followed the installation instructions as in the mod_python
documentation
> "A Windows Installation" section ...
>
> and added the following lines to httpd.conf:
>
> <Directory "<Your Document Root>/python">
>    AddHandler python-program .py
>    PythonHandler mptest
>    PythonDebug on
> </Directory>
>
> replaced "your document root" with mine :-)
>
> and created a file called mptest.py under "my document root/python"
> which contained:
>
> from mod_python import apache
>
> def handler(req):
>    req.content_type = "text/plain"
>    req.send_http_header()
>    req.write("Hello World!")
>    return apache.OK
>
> Apache starts normally and writes out the mod_python headers and an error
> message with which it continues normally:
>
> 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
> Apache/1.3.24 (win32) mod_python/2.7.6 Python/2.2.1 PHP/4.2.3 running ...
>
> unfrotunately, when i request "http://servername/python/mptest.py" it
gives
> an "500 - internal server error" ...
>
> note that mod_python and python installations with apache went just fine,
> since the headers were written properly.
>
> Windows ME, Apache 1.3.24, mod_python 2.7.6, Python 2.2.1
>
> anything wrong, or any suggestions to get it running ?
>
> thanx in advance,
>
> Regards,
> Khalid Al-Kary
>
>
>
>
>
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