[mod_python] Apache2 won't start after changing config file with Load mod_py...

Thank you.  I used the mod_Python installer for python 2.5, and Apache 2, I
have Microsoft Visual C++ installed on my computer (I don't know if that
makes a difference), I am the administrator on this computer and am running
in administrator mode.

I will do the search on the C++ runime DLLs to make sure that isn't a
problem..

I do get this message when I run the configuration test:

Syntax error on line 174 of C:/Program Files/Apache
Group/Apache2/conf/httpd.con
f:
Can't locate API module structure `mod_python' in file C:/Program
Files/Apache G
roup/Apache2/modules/mod_python.so: No error

If that makes it any clearer.  I hadn't run the config test previously, but
it was suggested by someone else.

Ty

T
-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Dumpleton [mailto:graham.dumpleton at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 2:54 PM
To: Teresa Stanton
Cc: mod_python at modpython.org
Subject: Re: [mod_python] Apache2 won't start after changing config file
with Load mod_py...

On 24/04/07, Teresa Stanton <tms43 at clearwire.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> I installed mod_python 3.3.1 to use with my python 2.5 and Apache 2.0.58.
> Using the config information found in the following web site:
>
> http://www.dscpl.com.au/wiki/ModPython/Articles/GettingModPythonWorkin
> g
>
> I added this line:
>
> LoadModule python_module modules/mod_python.so
>
> The only change I made is in the path, 'libexec' should be 'modules' 
> on my Windows XP.  When I try to start the server, it won't start at 
> all.  There are no error files because it won't start.
>
> Unfortunately I have to run the python files I'm using in Windows.  
> I'm trying to use VideoCapture for a project in a python class.  I 
> will be writing a script that will allow me to grab images that have 
> been taken by any one of 3 different cameras.  But, I gotta get this 
> Apache server running with mod_Py first.  Can anyone help me?

The usual reasons for a complete inability to start Apache on Windows are:

1. You are using the wrong version of mod_python binary installer for the
version of Apache you are using.

2. You are missing the required Microsoft Visual C++ runtime DLLs which
mod_python requires exist.

3. You have a problem with access privileges whereby you are running Apache
as some special user and that user does not have access rights to read the
mod_python Apache module, the C++ runtime DLLs or some other files required
by mod_python.

Someone else will have to comment on what the C++ runtime DLLs are that are
required as I don't know the exact details. If you use the search box on
www.modpython.org site to search the archive of old mailing list posts you
might possibly find the information though.

Graham