[mod_python] Newbie - problem running mptest.py

Hi Karl,

I'm not sure why, but for me it makes a difference if you restart apache
with:
/sbin/service httpd restart
vs.
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart

The former seems to work w/ mod_python, the latter doesn't.

-- john


Karl Kobata wrote:
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> *From:* Karl Kobata [mailto:karl.kobata at syncira.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:15 PM
> *To:* 'mod_python at modpython.org'
> *Subject:* FW: Newbie - problem running mptest.py
>
> Please help.
>
> thanks
>
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> *From:* Karl Kobata [mailto:karl.kobata at syncira.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:00 PM
> *To:* 'mod_python at modpython.org'
> *Subject:* Newbie - problem running mptest.py
>
> I am new to mod_python.
>
> This DSO module was included in Redhat RHEL 3, but I do not seem to be
> able to get this working with the simple example test program. See
> questions below.
>
> Redhat Linux RHEL 3
>
> Apache 2.0.46
>
> Mod_python 3.0.3
>
> RHEL 3 configuration:
>
> /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
>
> - in this file it includes external configuration files
>
> - For mod_python, it httpd.conf includes /etc/httpd/conf.d/python.conf
>
> - In python.conf, these directives were added:
>
> LoadModule python_module modules/mod_python.so
>
> <Directory /<DocumentRoot path>/Python>
>
> AddHandler python-program .py
>
> PythonHandler mptest
>
> PythonDebug On
>
> </Directory>
>
> Example file:
>
> Mptest.py
>
> from mod_python import apache
>
> def handler(req):
>
> req.write("Hello World!")
>
> return apache.OK
>
> URL reference:
>
> http://localhost/Python/mptest.py
>
> Results:
>
> 1) the content of mptest.py was displayed, and not executed.
>
> 2) Error message in error.log for apache
>
> [Tue Feb 28 14:24:35 2006] [error] make_obcallback: could not import
> mod_python.apache.!
>
> Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
>
> Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
>
> Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
>
> 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
>
> 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback
>
> ImportError: No module named mod_python.apache
>
> Question:
>
> 1) what did I do wrong?
>
> 2) How to you use –v for traceback
>
> 3) Any other suggestion
>
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