From 470db1208d5f6983afeaa4c60a89e7498d80144c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Holovaty Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:25:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Changed docs/install.txt to add a short description of what mod_python is, and a link to the WSGI PEP git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@107 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 --- docs/install.txt | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt index 74389c0969..c7b4d921de 100644 --- a/docs/install.txt +++ b/docs/install.txt @@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ This document will get you up and running with Django. Install Apache and mod_python ============================= -Currently, Django runs on Apache_ with `mod_python`_, although we're planning -full WSGI support, which means Django will run on a variety of server -platforms. +Currently, Django runs on Apache_ with `mod_python`_. mod_python is similar to +mod_perl -- it embeds Python within Apache and loads Python code into memory +when the server starts. Code stays in memory throughout the life of an Apache +process, which leads to significant performance gains over CGI. -Make sure you have Apache installed, with the mod_python module activated. +If you can't use mod_python for some reason, fear not: We're planning full WSGI_ +support, which means Django will run on a variety of server platforms. + +For the time being, make sure you have Apache installed, with the mod_python +module activated. .. _Apache: http://httpd.apache.org/ .. _mod_python: http://www.modpython.org/ +.. _WSGI: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0333.html Get your database running =========================