[mod_python] [Pywebsvcs-talk] Spontaneous 404

Read:

  http://www.dscpl.com.au/wiki/ModPython/Articles/ModuleImportingIsBroken

Your 404 problem is possibly related to ISSUE 6 or 14.

Upgrading to mod_python 3.3.1 would definitely be advisable.

Graham

On 13/03/2008, Joseph Bernhardt <joe at incomps.com> wrote:
> > > All sent requests are exactly alike; including url, cookies, etc.
>  > The
>  > > access log reports either a 200 or 404 error, consistent upon what
>  > was sent
>  > > to the client.  Again, there is no rhyme or rhythm to it.  The 404's
>  > just
>  > > seem to be more prevalent when system processes exceed 90% of
>  > resources.
>  > > Curiously, the error log does not reflect these 404's (no 'File does
>  > not
>  > > exist:' or 'mod_python.publisher:' errors).
>  >
>  > That's consistent when a handler is defined. There will be no such
>  > error
>  > logged if SetHandler or AddHandler expects to handle that location or
>  > file extension, but the 404 will be recorded in your access log.
>
>
> Ahh.  That's new to me.  Thanks for that info!
>
>
>  > I don't have an immediate one to offer, although I would suggest a
>  > first
>  > step in trying the latest version of mod_python, 3.3.1. Unfortunately,
>  > you may have to tweak your code in some places, depending on your
>  > usage,
>  > so you could end up troubleshooting more than one problem. Perhaps you
>  > can set up a test environment using virtual servers that duplicates
>  > your
>  > production environment closely enough to put some load on it (by
>  > reducing available memory, for example). If the problem is resource
>  > related, can you still add RAM to your production machine?
>
>
> Thanks again.  We'll try to upgrade to 3.3.1 soon and will let you know how
>  that goes.  Unfortunately, the production machine is nearly maxed out, which
>  is why the upgrade will include a second machine dedicated to the database.
>  These problems caused by a lack of resources are not isolated to Python, by
>  any means, so the upgrade is imminent whether the version upgrade solves the
>  404 problem or not.
>
>  Joe
>
>
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