[mod_python] newb question on apache conf

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:36:10 +0000 (GMT), lafras at sun.ac.za
<lafras at sun.ac.za> wrote:
> hi,
> 
> i have the following in my apache conf file,
> 
> <Directory "path/to/my/directory">
>      SetHandler mod_python
>      PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
>      PythonDebug On
> </Directory>
> 
> I get some odd behaviour though,
> 
> when opening up a *.py script in my browser, everything works fine and
> apache displays what it should, however when i try open a *.html file, i
> get this error,
> 
> Mod_python error: "PythonHandler mod_python.publisher"
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> 
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 299,
> in HandlerDispatch
>      result = object(req)
> 
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/publisher.py", line
> 98, in handler
>      path=[path])
> 
>    File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py", line 454,
> in import_module
>      f, p, d = imp.find_module(parts[i], path)
> 
> ImportError: No module named XXX
> 
> where XXX is a file XXX.html i'm trying to open.
> 
> could someone please point me in the right direction,
> thanks in advance,
> 
> lafras

Hi,

If you use the SetHandler directive, each and every request is handled
by mod_python, which then uses mod_python.publisher to publish
something according to the request. So with the setup you describe,
even a request for an html page is handled by the publisher, which
does not find anything to do with the URL it is provided.

A simple solution is simply to tell Apache to use mod_python only for
.py files ; for this you use the AddHandler directive instead of the
SetHandler one :

AddHandler mod_python .py

instead of :

SetHandler mod_python

Regards,
Nicolas