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.. _howto-deployment-modwsgi:
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How to use Django with Apache and mod_wsgi
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Deploying Django with Apache_ and `mod_wsgi`_ is the recommended way to get
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Django into production.
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.. _Apache: http://httpd.apache.org/
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.. _mod_wsgi: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/
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mod_wsgi is an Apache module which can be used to host any Python application
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which supports the `Python WSGI interface`_, including Django. Django will work
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with any version of Apache which supports mod_wsgi.
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.. _python wsgi interface: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0333/
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The `official mod_wsgi documentation`_ is fantastic; it's your source for all
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the details about how to use mod_wsgi. You'll probably want to start with the
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`installation and configuration documentation`_.
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.. _official mod_wsgi documentation: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/
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.. _installation and configuration documentation: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/InstallationInstructions
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Basic Configuration
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Once you've got mod_wsgi installed and activated, edit your ``httpd.conf`` file
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and add::
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WSGIScriptAlias / /path/to/mysite/apache/django.wsgi
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The first bit above is the url you want to be serving your application at (``/``
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indicates the root url), and the second is the location of a "WSGI file" -- see
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below -- on your system, usually inside of your project. This tells Apache
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to serve any request below the given URL using the WSGI application defined by that file.
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Next we'll need to actually create this WSGI application, so create the file
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mentioned in the second part of ``WSGIScriptAlias`` and add::
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import os
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import sys
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os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'mysite.settings'
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import django.core.handlers.wsgi
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application = django.core.handlers.wsgi.WSGIHandler()
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If your project is not on your ``PYTHONPATH`` by default you can add::
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sys.path.append('/usr/local/django')
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just above the final ``import`` line to place your project on the path. Remember to
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replace 'mysite.settings' with your correct settings file, and '/usr/local/django'
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with your own project's location.
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See the :ref:`Apache/mod_python documentation<howto-deployment-modpython>` for
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directions on serving static media, and the `mod_wsgi documentation`_ for an
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explanation of other directives and configuration options you can use.
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Details
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For more details, see the `mod_wsgi documentation`_, which explains the above in
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more detail, and walks through all the various options you've got when deploying
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under mod_wsgi.
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.. _mod_wsgi documentation: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IntegrationWithDjango
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