python | XP | apache 1.3

ok, i've installed active state's python for XP.

I then instaled mod_python.

I then followed their instructions here:
http://modpython.org/live/current/d...stallation.html

However, with these instructions, I'm unable to get apache started.

I end up getting this:

Cannot load c:/..../mod_python.so into server

However, I have checked the path, and that module does exist.

These were the two lines that I added

LoadModule python_module modules/mod_python.so

AddModule mod_python.c

I tried it without the AddModule line.. still no luck.

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Tyler

I you installed a webserver(Apache) just for test, not as a real server, I recommend Abyss webserver which is free, and it's easier to configure Python to be used with it.Apache is kind of complicated.

I saw this thread and i was like, i'm just gonna tell him to get abyss, and then there you go. congrats.

I totally concur. abyss is amazing and python works like a charm with it. i use it now to host my site. and python with it.

Hmm.

i'm still in college, and I've been programming in Perl for about 5 years. This summer I'll be working at a job that will be using coldFusion.

So, as the semester is almost over, I thought i'd put a server on my local machine, and play with some more languages. So right now, I have apache 1.3 on XP configured to run Perl, PHP (i know that is does basically the same stuff as Perl, but hey, it's kind of a hot language to have on a resume..i think) and ColdFusion. I've also hear a ton of great stuff about Python, and have been wanting to give it a try, too.

Abyss (http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/index.html - this one, right?) looks nice, and easy to configure for perl, php, python.. probably not for coldFusion though, ehh?

Reason I mention this is since I already have apache going for the rest... is it that much of an issue trying to get python working with it too? or should i dump apache, go with this, and then install coldFusion stand alone server?

thanks in advance.
-tyler.

I think the latter.

apache has a much steeper learning curve than abyss, and honestly i don't think mod_python works with abyss....yet. but its really only for speed anyway and unless your expecting a considerable amount of traffic i really wouldn't worry about it.


Try abyss out i think you'll be fairly impress

I've tried countless times to install mod_python with apache 1 and it just aint happening . But if mod_python is what you want to use your looking at Apache 2 minimum!

But at least this way it will work and its well worth looking into; although in theory it should work with Apache 1 too, it just doesn't!

Go to apache and get the latest version:

http://httpd.apache.org/

And get the intaller for mod_python from here:

http://httpd.apache.org/modules/python-download.cgi

Hope this works for you. If not, better go with abyss like the guys recomended

Mark.

Thanks for the replies guys.

Turns out this is all my fault..i never read enough. I was tyring to use mod_python 3, which doesn't work with apache 1.3 And I've also read that mod_python 2.X does't work well with the newest version of python.

So i got rid of apache 1.3, installed 2, and got it working in half an hour, the instructions worked perfectly.

thanks anyhow for all the help, i appreciate it.

-ty