[mod_python] Source code displayed by Mozilla/Firefox

Hi,

I'm referring to the servlet as test without any
extension. I've tried adding Options -Multiview and
that hasn't made any difference. 

One thing I didn't mention is that I'm using mod_proxy
to forward the requests to an apache server running as
a dedicated mod_python server, so could this be having
some sort of interaction ?

I'm using servlets for the very reasons you specify
Daniel, I think it is a very elegant and efficient way
of developing web apps using mod_python.

Cheers
Colin

--- "Daniel J. Popowich" <dpopowich at blue-fox.com>
wrote:

> 
> To clarify a few points made by Graham...
> 
> > On 06/06/2005, at 2:04 AM, Colin Doherty wrote:
> > > I'm using mod_python servlets and psp and
> although the
> > > code works correctly for IE, the source code of
> the
> > > template is displayed with Mozilla and Firefox
> when
> > > called from the servlet.
> > >
> > > I'm setting the content type within the servlet:
> > >
> > > class test(Servlet):
> > >   content_type = 'text/html'
> > >
> > > and calling the template thus:
> > >
> > >   def respond(self):
> > >     Servlet.respond(self)
> > >     template = PSP(self.req,
> filename='test.html')
> > >     template.run({'servlet':self})
> > >     return True
> > >
> > > Any suggestions appreciated.
> > 
> 
> > What is the URL you are using for the request? Are
> you using "test.mps",
> > "test.html" or just "test" with no extension?
> >
> >    Options -MultiViews
> >
> 
> mod_python servlets (mps) enforces "clean" urls, so
> the only way to
> access a servlet in "test.mps" is with "test", so
> MultiViews, in my
> experience, has to be turned off as Graham says. 
> 
> > for that part of the directory heirachy, and make
> sure you always use
> > "test.mps" explicitly.
> 
> This is incorrect: using "test.mps" explicitly will
> fail and return a
> 404 error.
> 
> mps does the following for req.filename:
> 
>     1.  If it's a directory, "DIR," do a brute-force
> internal redirect
>         to "DIR/index".
> 
>     2.  If the basename begins with "." or "_"
> return 403.  This
>         allows you to co-locate data files or other
> python source
>         without worry of being downloaded by prying
> eyes.  (Future
>         versions may check every component of the
> path to see if it
>         begins with "." or "_" so whole directory
> hierarchies can be
>         forbidden.
> 
>     3.  If req.filename has an extension:
>            a) if the extension is ".mps" return 404
> (this is where
>               "clean" urls are enforced).
> 	   b) otherwise return apache.DECLINED if the file
>               exists, else 404.
> 
>     4.  If req.filename has no extension:
> 
>            a) if req.filename + ".mps" exists use
> it.
>            b) otherwise return apache.DECLINED if
> the file
> 	      exists, else 404.
> 
> Note how mps returns apache.DECLINED for non ".mps"
> files...this
> allows you to co-locate ANY mimetype: html, php,
> psp, jpg, gif,
> etc. within a directory "handled" by mps.  In fact,
> you can set your
> DocumentRoot to be handled by mps and all your
> content should be
> handled as expected (except for MultiViews and the
> extra performance
> hit of mps).
> 
> In otherwords, with MultiViews off you can co-locate
> test.mps,
> test.html, test.php, test.psp all in the same
> directory without
> failure.
> 
> > BTW, why specifically are you using mpservlets as
> when using PSP you may
> > find they don't mesh very well? For example, one
> of the points of using
> > mpservlets is that by supplying its own
> write/writeln methods in the
> > servlet it does its own buffering of output.
> Because PSP is going to
> > write direct to the request object using
> req.write(), the buffering in
> > mpservlets is bypassed. Another reason people use
> mpservlets is that it
> > has some session support, but then so does PSP.
> 
> <soapbox>
> While output buffering and session handling are
> bonuses, the main
> reason I wrote mps was to have an OO view of the
> web.  Writing an
> abstract base class that manages the overall layout
> of a site and
> then writing subclasses for specific pages is, imho,
> very powerful.
> Also, being able to re-use base class features in
> every servlet
> (particularly form/query variable processing) saves
> hours of
> programming.
> </soapbox>
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Daniel Popowich
> -----------------------------------------------
> http://home.comcast.net/~d.popowich/mpservlets/
> 



		
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