Configuring mod_wsgi for wamp server on windows

Question

I am new in Django development. I have created an Django application and tested in development server i.e. 127.0.0.1:8080/mysite. Then I decided to run this app on Apache server 2.4.9. As all we know the best option is configuring mod_wsgi. My problem is Apache server never runs after configuring as bellow:

Keep mod_wsgi.so downloaded on 'C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.4.9\modules\'.
Insert "LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_wsgi.so" to httpd.conf
Restart wamp server

I am using 32 bit of Python,Apache and mod_wsgi. Python is installed for all user. Please help me -

Serjik Serjik · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-01T04:19:29

First of all copy mod_wgi in modules folder, then add following to httpd.conf modules list:

LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_wsgi.so

attention that naming is important (should suffix with _module)

Add the following to your httpd.conf

Include path_to_your_proj/django_wsgi.conf

django_wsgi.conf file:

 WSGIScriptAlias path_to/django.wsgi

<Directory project_path>
   Allow from all
   Order allow,deny
</Directory>

Alias /static path_to_static_files

django.wsgi file:

import os
import sys

#Calculate the path based on the location of the WSGI script.
CURRENT_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__).replace('\\','/')
PROJECT_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, os.pardir))
SETTINGS_DIR = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT,'proj_dir_name')

if PROJECT_ROOT not in sys.path:
    sys.path.append(PROJECT_ROOT)
if SETTINGS_DIR not in sys.path:
    sys.path.append(SETTINGS_DIR)

os.chdir(SETTINGS_DIR)
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'proj_name.settings'

import django.core.handlers.wsgi
application = django.core.handlers.wsgi.WSGIHandler()

If you're using a virtualenv (that I suggest) do as follows:

httpd.conf file:

# virtual env02
<VirtualHost ip-adddress_or_dns:port_if_other_than_80>
    ServerName just_a_name     # like : app01
    ServerAlias just_an_alias #  like : app01.mydomain.com
    ErrorLog "logs/env02.error.log"
    CustomLog "logs/env02.access.log" combined
    WSGIScriptAlias /  direct_path_to_you_wsgi_with_forward_slashes # like:  C:/virtual/venv01/proj_name/wsgi.py
    <Directory proj_dir_with_forward_slashed>
        <Files wsgi.py>
            Require all granted
        </Files>
    </Directory>

    Alias /static path_to_static_folder_with_forward_slashes
    <Directory path_to_static_folder_with_forward_slashes>
        Require all granted
    </Directory>  
</VirtualHost>
# end virtual env02

wsgi.py file:

activate_this = 'c:/virtual/env02/scripts/activate_this.py'
# execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
exec(open(activate_this).read(),dict(__file__=activate_this))

import os
import sys
import site
# Add the site-packages of the chosen virtualenv to work with
site.addsitedir('c:/Organizer/virtual/env02/Lib/site-packages')

# Add the app's directory to the PYTHONPATH
sys.path.append('c:/virtual/proj_name')
sys.path.append('c:/virtual/proj_name/default_app_name')

os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'default_app_name.settings'

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "default_app_name.settings")

from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
application = get_wsgi_application()

Configuring mod_wsgi for wamp server on windows

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