[mod_python] Apache/mod_python: Registering a request handler dynamically

On Mon, 2008-12-29 at 09:11 +1100, Graham Dumpleton wrote:
> If they can run CGI scripts already, then they can run a WSGI script.
> They would not need to make changes to Apache configuration. That
> example relies on having Python 2.5 for wsgiref, but you could instead
> package your own simple CGI-WSGI bridge.
> 
> If they already have mod_wsgi available and Apache is configured to
> run wsgi-script file type, or they can set AddHandler in .htaccess
> file (same as CGI case), the same script will run fine with no
> additional packages needing to be installed.
> 
> If they already have mod_python available and they can set AddHandler
> in .htaccess file (same as CGI), you could supply your own
> mod_python-WSGI bridge.
>
> If they already have fastcgi/scgi/ajp available, they just need to
> have flup installed, which supplies a WSGI bridge for those protocols.

To summarize, all require action on part of the user and only work with
AllowOverride.

> So, WSGI can already be hosted on top of varying solutions. You seem
> to suggest you want to ignore that and write your own bridges for all
> the different hosting mechanisms out there, as well as come up with
> your own private interface specification for talking to your
> application.
> 
> So, all this stuff has been done, but if you want to re-invent a lot
> of stuff, that is your call.

I am using WSGI as one alternative. The point is in adding fallback
solutions.

-Samuel