Im trying to start developing a simple crud application using a pc with windows as the server. Since I don't have admin rights, it's getting really hard to find a solution. Ive tried using xampp lite with an usb and I got the server running, the thing is xampp lite doesnt support python interpretation.
Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!!
you need no manually configure your apache server to be able to serve python files. this can be done with mod_python (mod_fcgi is possilbe too and maybe others)
see http://blog.chomperstomp.com/installing-python-mod_python-on-xampp/ for a detailed explanation for mod_python.
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I have a doubt that even having a good panicked on the internet and doing several searches I could not understand well.
I have a host of godaddy which is the default linux hosting (PHP, Apache and MySQL), however, I wanted to start working with python in the same using MySQL, I saw on the internet that it has the possibility to activate an apache module so that It ran python, however all the tutorials are not very explanatory, and I wanted to know how I can simply upload a site made in django for example to a folder of my server to do tests.
Thank you everyone for the attention!
"WSGI" is the standard interface between web servers and applications. https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/howto/deployment/wsgi/modwsgi/
I have been looking at setting up a web server to use Python and I have installed Apache 2.2.22 on Debian 7 Wheezy with mod_wsgi. I have gotten the initial page up and going and the Apache will display the contents of the wsgi file that I have in my directory.
However, I have been researching on how to deploy a Python application and I have to admin, I find some of it a little confusing. I am coming from a background in PHP where it is literally install what you need and you are up and running and PHP is processing the way it should be.
Is this the same with Python? I can't seem to get anything to process outside of the wsgi file that I have setup. I can't import anything from other files without the server throwing a "500" error. I have looked on Google and Bing to try to find an answer to this, but I can't seem to find anything, or don't know that what I have been looking at is the answer.
I really appreciate any help that you guys can offer.
Thanks in advance! (If I need to post any coding, I can do that, I just don't know what you guys would need, if anything, as far as coding examples for this...)
Python is different from PHP in that PHP executes your entire program separately for each hit to your website, whereas Python runs "worker processes" that stay resident in memory.
You need some sort of web framework to do this work for you (you could write your own, but using someone else's framework makes it much easier). Flask is an example of a light one; Django is an example of a very heavy one. Pick one and follow that framework's instructions, or look for tutorials for that framework. Since the frameworks differ, most practical documentation on handling web services with Python are focused around a framework instead of just around the language itself.
Nearly any python web framework will have a development server that you can run locally, so you don't need to worry about deploying yet. When you are ready to deploy, Apache will work, although it's usually easier and better to use Gunicorn or another python-specific webserver, and then if you need more webserver functionality, set up nginx or Apache as a reverse proxy. Apache is a very heavy application to use for nothing but wsgi functionality. You also have the option of deploying to a PaaS service like Heroku (free for development work, costs money for production applications) which will handle a lot of sysadmin work for you.
As an aside, if you're not using virtualenv to set up your Python environment, you should look into it. It will make it much easier to keep track of what you have installed, to install new packages, and to isolate an environment so you can work on multiple projects on the same computer.
I need to deploy my django app on a shared server, where I don't have root access (e.g. httpd.conf) andn all I have is the folder public_html.
Now, I followed the sites describing using fcgi to deploy django (e.g. this). However, the pages load very slowly, I guess the reason is that django needs to be reloaded upon every request? Essentially, I would like a server that runs permanently and simply gets requests from apache.
Before trying out the solution with sockets and so on, I would like to ask for some professional opinions.
thanks!
FCGI sucks. Even its author admits it.
Using Apache ? Try mod_wsgi. It's the most professional deployment solution for apache.
Using Nginx or something else ? Then consider uWSGI. or gunicorn.
Link to a benchmark.
I am new to web development. So be gentle. AND thanks in advance.
I am developing on windows env. and deploying on a linux server w/ Python 2.6.2 installed.
Running apache2.2 as Virtual Host, and I am using mod_wsgi. I plan to serve media files from the same Virtual Host.
I have a django site and I am now ready to deploy. I am stuck, and every site I go to seems to be outdated/incomplete/overmyhead.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/howto/deployment/modwsgi/
http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/chapter12/
...only 2 links as for the newbness
The top link seems to be what I need yet I am still confused on these things:
What does the file structure look like on the server
I cannot change/edit server files myself, I rely on the dba for that
I have django.wsgi, and django.wsgi~, where do those go?
Where do I put my project in relation to those wsgi files?
The httpd.conf file is something that the server has on it? or do I create another?
Do I need to put django in any way shape or form on the server? If so where? And what about the packages like registration, defaults?
Again sorry for the newbness, I have been banging my head for 2 weeks on this.
Any help/links will be greatly appreciated unless they link me to the django-docs. I have read those...A LOT! thanks
Also go read:
http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IntegrationWithDjango
and watch:
http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/WhereToGetHelp?tm=6#Conference_Presentations
The latter includes Django examples and talks a bit about locations, permissions etc.
The first of these is even linked to in the document in the Django documentation.
It doesn't matter where the files go. They just have to be readable/executable by the user that the web server is running under.
I don't know what you mean by django.wsgi~, that sounds like a backup file created by your editor - you don't need that.
Yes the httpd.conf is the configuration file for Apache. Some distributions (eg Debian and Ubuntu) split this up into separate files for each site that the server runs. If your administrator is the only one who can edit files, he will know about this already.
Yes, you need Django, and any third-party packages.
#Nathan
An easier option for you while you are learning this is not to really have to many expenses.
I could also suggest you take a look at Heroku - allows you to easily deploy your applications in minutes.
Up until recently they only supported RoR and they have brought in support for Django and Python - they have some really well documented tutorials as well.
I hope this helps
Heroku Django / Python tutorial
I have written up an simple deployment guide for django applications it can be found here. It goes all the way from project setup and deployment. I also have references setup. I honestly believe it answers all your questions, I would give it a look.
Goodluck.
Ok, so I made this application in Bottle that uses the NLTK package. It works fine on my computer which has all neccesary libraries installed, however, I can't get it to work on Google's App Engine. It gives these errors:
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'getuid'
I searched around and think this is a limitation of GAE, so I tried to use Alwaysdata and host my app there. However over there I have the problem that the YAML module is not installed. I tried to install it but access was denied.
creating /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yaml
error: could not create '/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yaml': Permission denied
So now I am stuck. This is the problem I walk into a lot. It all works fine on my computer, but then I can't get it to work online. Is this because of GAE limitations, alwaysdata limitations? So I guess I am asking where and how could I deploy best?
Is it more easy when I rent my own server and have full access there? Does that work as if it were my own computer and I can install everything?
Let me know if I need to provide more information, I'm pretty clueless.
I realise that you've already found an answer, but for other people looking for Python bottle hosting. PythonAnywhere has a quickstart option for deploying and hosting bottle apps now.
This is a three or four click wizard process that will have a barebones bottle application running in a 10 seconds. Letting you then build from there.
I've had great success running all different types of Python frameworks on WebFaction - http://www.webfaction.com/
Their support is awesome, instant replies to any problems I face. You get SSH access and can install your own modules, virtual-envs etc. You can run sites as a Custom Application listening on a port number, so you can basically run anything.
Here's a thread on how to setup a Bottle app with them: http://community.webfaction.com/questions/3998/how-to-setup-a-python-bottle-application
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Edit: Thought it wise to mention, I've written apps that use the NLTK and they've run on WebFaction with no troubles.