integrate django app into httpd, mod_wsgi

Try to run django application in Apache HTTPD server.

mod_wsgi is the better way for this.

mod_wsgi installation and configuration

Have to specify the --with-apxs and --with-python

$ ./configure --with-apxs=/path/to/apache/bin/apxs \
              --with-python=/path/to/python/bin/python 

mod_wsgi configuration in httpd.conf for my first django application

LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_wsgi.so

WSGIDaemonProcess first user=xchen group=xchen \
    python-path=/usr/local/rd/python-2.4.6/lib/python2.4/site-packages \
    processes=2 threads=15
WSGIProcessGroup first

Alias /media/ /usr/local/rd/django/playground/first/media/

<Directory /usr/local/rd/django/playground/first/media>
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
</Directory>

WSGIScriptAlias / /usr/local/rd/django/playground/first/django.wsgi
<Directory /usr/local/rd/django/playground/first>
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
</Directory>

The media folder is copied from django/contrib/admin/media.

The following links explain how to use WSGIDaemonProcess:

• http://www.mail-archive.com/modwsgi@googlegroups.com/msg01928.html
• http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/QuickConfigurationGuide
• http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/VirtualEnvironments

There is also another directive WSGIPythonPath to specify the python path for mod_wsgi

Authentication Provider on mod_wsgi

http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/AccessControlMechanisms

The directive WSGIAuthUserScript. ???

References

• django apache and mod_wsgi
• mod_wsgi configuration directives: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/ConfigurationDirectives