[mod_python] mod_python installation \ initial setup help

David McNab david at rebirthing.co.nz
Sun Feb 29 23:28:31 EST 2004


Do you have anywhere in your apache configs the line:

LoadModule python_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_python.so

?

(change the path to wherever your mod_python.so is)

Cheers
David


S C wrote:
> platform: Debian Linux
> Apache/2.0.48, mod-python/3.0.4 and Python/2.3.3
> 
> I installed mod_python, and it's loading correctly.
> 
> Tried the standard hello world app, placing the following in my 
> sites-enabled default file with the correct directory path:
> 
> <Directory /var/www/apache2-default/python>
> 
>        AddHandler mod_python .py
>        PythonHandler mptest
>        PythonDebug On
> </Directory>
> 
> 
> in my python directory (/var/www/apache2-default/python), I created the 
> file mptest.py which contains the following lines:
> 
> from mod_python import apache
> 
> def handler(req):
>        req.write("Hello World!")
>        return apache.OK
> 
> The file is set as executable.
> 
> When I go look at this path from my web browser, it asks me if I want to 
> save mptest.py?  How can I make the file execute?
> 
> Thanks in advance!!
> 
> 
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