[mod_python] Problems with headers in proxy handler

Ok :) Just didn't want to import whole module because of a constant.

Btw, what is the difference between OK and DONE? I understand that
DONE will stop Apache to go processing further, but where further can
it go? I mean what is processed after the request handler ?

Sebastjan

On 10/12/05, Graham Dumpleton <grahamd at dscpl.com.au> wrote:
> Which version of mod_python are you using?
>
> On 08/12/2005, at 12:14 AM, Sebastjan Trepca wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm writing a proxy handler which makes a request to a different page
> > and retrieves its content and headers. This is the source:
> >
> > import urllib2
> > from mod_python import util
> >
> > def handler(req):
> >     req.headers_out.clear()
> >     f = util.FieldStorage(req)
> >     url = f.get('url',None)
> >     if(url):
> >         url=url.split('?')
> >         if(len(url)>1):
> >             u = url[0]
> >             p = url[1]
> >             ureq = urllib2.Request(u,p)
> >         else:
> >             u = url[0]
> >             ureq = urllib2.Request(u)
> >         for h in req.headers_in:
> >             ureq.add_header(h,req.headers_in[h])
> >         r = urllib2.urlopen(ureq)
> >         for h in r.headers:
> >             req.headers_out[h]=r.headers[h]
> >         data =     r.read()
>
> In case you are using mod_python 2.7.X, add at this point:
>
>             req.send_http_header()
>
> >         req.write(data)
> >         return 0#-2 doesn't help either
> >     return 0
>
> Will not make a difference, but don't return 0/2, use apache.OK/
> apache.DONE
> instead. Using literal integer values is bad programming practice.
>
> > But this seems to have problems with headers, I get back basic headers
> > from my Apache server, which is wrong of course.
> > Any ideas why is this happening?
>
> Graham
>