Installing Python on Apache

Question

Since self-explaining text didnt work, I will make it 50 times shorter. I'm on Ubuntu 11.10 with XAMPP and other stuff in /opt/lampp/ How to add python there?

Answer 1

On Ubuntu, you can install mod_wsgi like this :

$> apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi

Use the python version you're more confortable with AND that will be compatible with the libs you're using :)

Answer 2

I realize that you already have an installed version of apache, but the Apache2 deb packages are quite complete on Ubuntu. If you just want to get up and running, you could just

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-python

and that should pull in all of your dependencies. You would need to either shutdown the /opt installed apache, or just set the deb-packaged Apache to Listen 8080 (or some such). the conf files are in /etc/apache2.

Also, if you want to see what else is available form the repos, (everything you have installed is in there):

sudo apt-cache search apache2 

Good luck! speeves