Apache + Python + Django + mod_wsgi
Installation Guideline
1． Install
Apache
Install the apache follow the instruction.
2． Install
Python
Add “D:/software/Python27” and “D:/software/Python27/Scripts”
to %Path%
Open “cmd”, and type “python”, you will see below detail:
D:/djworkspace>python
Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, Nov 27 2010, 18:30:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
3． Install
Django
Unpackage the Django-1.2.3, then open “cmd”, and type “python
setup.py install” to finish the installation.
Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, Nov 27 2010, 18:30:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import django
>>> django.VERSION
(1, 2, 3, 'final', 0)
4． Setup
project
5． Configure
httpd.conf of Apache
Add below
segment to httpd.conf to include external httpd.conf for website:
# Django
workspace
Include D://djworkspace//httpd.conf
6． Configure
httpd.conf of webserver
Add below segment to httpd.conf to setup the environment of
webserver:
<VirtualHost
*:80>
#ServerName www.example.com
#ServerAlias example.com
#ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
DocumentRoot D://djworkspace//mycompany
<Directory D://djworkspace//mycompany>
Order
allow,deny
Allow
from all
</Directory>
WSGIScriptAlias /
D://djworkspace//mycompany//django.wsgi
</VirtualHost>
If want to host static media by apache, please add below
segment under the DocumentRoot:
#
Static resource
Alias
/robots.txt D://djworkspace//resources//robots.txt
Alias
/favicon.ico D://djworkspace//resources//favicon.ico
AliasMatch
/([^/]*/.css) D://djworkspace//resources//css//$1
Alias
/resources/ D://djworkspace//resources//
<Directory
D://djworkspace//resources//>
Order
deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory>
7． Configure
mod_wsgi
Create a new
file named “django.wsgi” to website, and add below segment to this file:
import os
import sys
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE']
= 'mycompany.settings'
sys.path.append('D:/djworkspace')
sys.path.append('D:/djworkspace/mycompany')
import
django.core.handlers.wsgi
application =
django.core.handlers.wsgi.WSGIHandler()
8． Run
website
Restart the apache server, then visit your website.