Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of django_apache_and_mod_wsgi


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Sep 18, 2007, 4:38:12 PM (17 years ago)
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Ramiro Morales
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    11= How to use django with mod_wsgi =
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    3 This is a very simple recipe to deploy a django application with mod_wsgi. This procedure has been tested on Windows but should work on any operating system surported by apache, mod_wsgi, and django.
     3This is a very simple recipe to deploy a django application with mod_wsgi. This procedure has been tested on Windows but should work on any operating system supported by apache, mod_wsgi, and django.
    44
    55== Installation ==
    … …  
    1212In this section I will take you trough an example, the django application is called dj_survey. This application is part of a project called "dj_project".
    1313
    14 The urls.py I used to serve the application with the Django built-in development server:
     14The {{{urls.py}}} I used to serve the application with the Django built-in development server:
    1515{{{
     16#!python
    1617from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
    1718from django.contrib import databrowse
    … …  
    3334}}}
    3435
    35 In httpd.conf you should load the mod_wsgi and include the file containing the configuration of your django application. The trap there is all the path should use "/" and not "\".
    36 httpd.conf
     36In {{{httpd.conf}}} you should load the mod_wsgi and include the file containing the configuration of your django application. The trap there is all the path should use "/" and not "\".
     37
     38=== httpd.conf ===
    3739{{{
    3840#This should be included somewhere at the top of this file
    … …  
    4345}}}
    4446
    45 This suppose that you have created a folder named apache in your django project in this folder your should add the following files:
     47This suppose that you have created a folder named {{{apache}}} in your django project in this folder your should add the following files:
    4648
    47  * 08/16/2007  04:12 PM             1,082 apache_django_wsgi.conf
    48  * 08/16/2007  04:31 PM               557 dj_survey.wsgi
    49  * 08/16/2007  04:31 PM             4,362 settings_production.py
    50  * 08/16/2007  04:09 PM               712 urls_production.py
    51  * 08/16/2007  04:33 PM                 0 !__init!__.py
     49{{{
     5008/16/2007  04:12 PM             1,082 apache_django_wsgi.conf
     5108/16/2007  04:31 PM               557 dj_survey.wsgi
     5208/16/2007  04:31 PM             4,362 settings_production.py
     5308/16/2007  04:09 PM               712 urls_production.py
     5408/16/2007  04:33 PM                 0 __init__.py
     55}}}
    5256
    53 __Note__: There is a file called "!__init!__.py" in <PATH TO YOUR DJANGO PROJECT>/apache. In this case <PATH TO YOUR DJANGO PROJECT> is equal to c:\<LONG PATH>\workspace\dj_project
     57__Note__: There is a file called {{{__init__.py}}} in {{{<PATH TO YOUR DJANGO PROJECT>/apache}}}. In this case {{{<PATH TO YOUR DJANGO PROJECT>}}} is equal to {{{c:\<LONG PATH>\workspace\dj_project}}}
    5458
    55 Like in the httpd.conf you should pay attention to the separator. You should use "/" and not "\"
    56 apache_django_wsgi.conf
     59Like in the {{{httpd.conf}}} you should pay attention to the separator. You should use "/" and not "\"
     60
     61=== apache_django_wsgi.conf ===
    5762{{{
    5863Alias /site_media/ "<PATH TO YOUR DJANGO PROJECT>/media/"
    … …  
    8994
    9095Now here it is the core of the wsgi application. The path there should use "\\"as separator.
    91 dj_survey.wsgi
     96
     97=== dj_survey.wsgi ===
    9298{{{
     99#!python
    93100import os, sys
    94101
    … …  
    108115}}}
    109116
    110 __Note__: If you need to write something in "error.log" located in the following folder "<Your Apache Installation>\Apache2.2\logs" you can insert the line below in your WSGI file. In our example this file is called "dj_survey.wsgi". This method is very convenient to get the PYTHONPATH correct:
     117__Note__: If you need to write something in {{{error.log}}} located in the following folder {{{<Your Apache Installation>\Apache2.2\logs}}} you can insert the line below in your WSGI file. In our example this file is called {{{dj_survey.wsgi}}}. This method is very convenient to get the PYTHONPATH correct:
    111118{{{
     119#!python
    112120print >> sys.stderr, sys.path
    113121}}}
    114122
    115 In this file you are defining the settings taht will be used by your Django application, in our example this file is called: "dj_project.apache.settings_production" (__Note__: ".py" is implicit and should not be added).
    116 There is nothing special in that file except that  I am pointing to a special ulrs.py which reflect the configuration I am using in production.
     123In this file you are defining the settings that will be used by your Django application, in our example this file is called: {{{dj_project.apache.settings_production}}} (__Note__: ".py" is implicit and should not be added).
     124There is nothing special in that file except that  I am pointing to a special {{{urls.py}}} which reflect the configuration I am using in production.
    117125
    118126{{{
     127#!python
    119128ROOT_URLCONF = 'dj_project.apache.urls_production'
    120129}}}
    121130
    122 urls_production.py
     131=== urls_production.py ===
    123132{{{
     133#!python
    124134from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
    125135from django.contrib import databrowse
    … …  
    140150
    141151== Test ==
    142 Retstart apache and now you should be able enjoy your application serve by Apache and mod_wsgi.
     152Restart apache and now you should be able enjoy your application serve by Apache and mod_wsgi.
    143153
    144154== References ==
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    146156 * http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/
    147157 * http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IntegrationWithDjango
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