[mod_python] requests are blocking when using req.sendfile

Try adding:

  req.path_info = ''

Graham

2008/9/26 Matt Barnicle <mattb at wageslavery.org>:
>> 2008/9/25 Matt Barnicle <mattb at wageslavery.org>:
>>>> 2008/9/24 Matt Barnicle <mattb at wageslavery.org>:
>>>>>> Are you setting a content length on the response before calling
>>>>>> req.sendfile()?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How many concurrent requests for these files are you receiving
> and
>>>>>> how long does it take to download a file?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Graham
>>>>>
>>>>> yes, i believe so..  now that you mention it, i haven't verified
>>>>> the file size from the code below, i will do that to be sure.
> here
>>>>> is the code:
>>>>>
>>>>> file_path = self.conf.run.app_folder + 'public' + download.path
>>>>> file_stat = os.stat(file_path)
>>>>> file_size = str(file_stat.st_size)
>>>>>
>>>>> self.req.headers_out['Content-Length'] = file_size
>>>>> self.req.headers_out['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment;
>>>>> filename=%s' % os.path.basename(file_path)
>>>>>
>>>>> bytes_sent = self.req.sendfile(file_path)
>>>>
>>>> BTW, now that you are using mod_python 3.3.1, instead of using
>>>> req.sendfile(), you could possibly delegate serving of the
> static file
>>>> back to Apache. From memory this can be done using:
>>>>
>>>>   req.filename = self.conf.run.app_folder + 'public' +
>>>> download.path
>>>>   req.finfo = apache.stat(req.filename, apache.APR_FINFO_MIN)
>>>>   return apache.DECLINED
>>>>
>>>> By returning apache.DECLINED you say mod_python handler will not
>>>> actually handle it, and by having updated req.filename and
>>>> req.fileinfo updated to new file, when it falls through to
>>>> default-handler it should serve it as static file.
>>>>
>>>> Doing it this way should bypass prior Apache access control checks.
>>>> Thus file doesn't need to be in Apache document tree or anywhere
> else
>>>> that is accessible.
>>>>
>>>> I believe doing it this way also has benefit that Apache will
>>>> automatically set various headers that you probably wouldn't be.
>>>>
>>>> Please let us know if this alternate method works.
>>>>
>>>> Graham
>>> i tried the following but it doesn't seem to do what i want:
>>>
>>> DocumentRoot /var/www/my/application/public
>>> <Directory /var/www/my/application/public>
>>>  AddHandler python-program .py
>>>  PythonHandler myhandler
>>> </Directory>
>>
>> Use SetHandler instead of AddHandler.
>>
>>   DocumentRoot /var/www/my/application/public
>>   <Directory /var/www/my/application/public>
>>    SetHandler python-program
>>    PythonHandler myhandler
>>   </Directory>
>>
>> Graham
>
> ok, getting closer..  now i get a 404 error in the browser saying
> 'The requested URL /download/file/3 was not found on this server.'
> and in the apache logs:
>
> File does not exist:
> /var/www/application/public/downloads/music/music.zip/file/3
>
> so it looks like it's taking the last part of the URI and appending
> it to the physical filename and looking for that...  the request URI
> is 'http://example.com/download/file/3'.  the 'download' controller
> is what manages the music downloads.
>
> - m@
>
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