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Graham Dumpleton
graham.dumpleton at gmail.com
Sat Mar 14 21:39:32 EDT 2009
2009/3/15 Jim McDonald <jimmcd at ns.sympatico.ca>: > Graham Dumpleton wrote: > > 2009/3/15 Jim McDonald <jimmcd at ns.sympatico.ca>: > > > OK. > > The mod_python.publisher problem is like this: > > Following the instructions in the mod_python manual, I created a test > directory under my Apache server root called 'Python' and added to > httpd.conf these lines: > > <Directory "C:/Program Files/Apache Software > Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/Python/"> > AddHandler mod_python .py > PythonHandler mptest > PythonDebug On > </Directory> > > Mptest.py is, of course, the test script described in the manual. > > It worked as described. > > I then proceeded to the 'Tutorial' in the manual and substituted > mod_python.publisher for mptest in httpd.conf. I also added the form.htm > page to /htdocs and form.py to the Python directory. This resulted in a 404 > error--"The requested URL /Python/form.py/email was not found on this > server." Simpler scripts (like mptest.py) in the same directory fail in the > same way. > > No error shows up in Apache's error log. > > It's very puzzling to me that Apache is unable to find files that are > plainly present in the places where it says it can't find them. Any advice? > > > Post the contents of the form.py file. > > Also have a read of: > > http://webpython.codepoint.net/mod_python_tutorial > > It is a better tutorial. > > Graham > > > > Form.py goes like this: > > import smtplib > > WEBMASTER = "webmaster" #webmaster email > SMTP_SERVER = "SIRIUS" # That's the name of my server. > # The rest of the code is cut-and-pasted > # out of the tutorial. > def email(req, name, email, comment): > if not (name and email and comment): > return "A required parameter is missing, \ > please go back and complete the form." > msg = """\ > From: %s > SubjectL feedback > To: %s > > I have the following comment: > > %s > > Thank you, > > %s > > """ % (email, WEBMASTER, comment, name) > > # send it out > conn = smtplib.SMTP(SMTP_SERVER) > conn.sendmail(email, (WEBMASTER), msg) > conn.quit() > > # provide feedback to the user > s = """\ > <html> > > Dear %s,<br> > Thank you for your kind comments. \n > We will get back to you shortly. > > </html>""" % name > > return s > > It takes input from this web form: > > <html> > Please provide feedback below: > <p> > <form action="Python/form.py/email" method="POST"> > > Name: <input type="text" name="name"><br> > Email: <input type="text" name="email"><br> > Comment: <textarea name="comment" rows=4 cols=20></textarea><br> > <input type="submit"> > > </form> > </html> > > I hope this sheds light. > > Thanks very much for your attention to this and for your quick response. > > I'll go and have a look now at the tutorial you mentioned. This only has a chance of working if HTML file is in too directory of server. Where have you put it? If in same directory as .py file, change 'action' in form to be just 'form.py/email'. Please use reply-all and keep followups on the list. Graham
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