[mod_python] Trouble Installing on Win2k

Miles Clark wrote:

> Hi -
>
> After searching the list & other relevant websites & following those 
> instructions to no avail, I thought I'd plead to the list for help...
>
> I'm attempting to install mod_python under Apache on Windows 2000 pro, 
> and it refuses to load.  I'm using the following versions:
>
> Apache 2.0.48
> Python 2.2.3
> mod_python 3.0.4
>
> After adding the LoadModule line to httpd.conf, apache refuses to 
> start.  There's no information in the apache error.log, but two errors 
> appers int he Windows 2000 Application log:
>
> ---
> The Apache service named  reported the following error:
> >>> Syntax error on line 176 of D:/tools/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf:     .
> ---
> The Apache service named  reported the following error:
> >>> Cannot load D:/tools/Apache2/modules/mod_python.so into server: 
> The specified module could not be found.     .
> ---
>
> I've verified that mod_python.so does indeed exist in 
> D:\tools\Apache2\modules.  I've also checked the syntax many times, 
> and it sure looks fine to me:
>
> ...
> #LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
> LoadModule python_module modules/mod_python.so
> ...
>
> Any helpful suggestions would be very much appreciated...
>
> thanks,
>
> Miles

Is D: a shared drive? I have had problems with shared drives and Apache 
under Windows. If so, try under a local drive and see if that makes a 
difference...

David