Running django+apache on my macbook

[John M]

OK,

So I know Linux / Apache pretty well, never really done any hard-core
stuff with it. Now I want to use apache on my macbook (intel) OSx
10.5 (upgrade),but have no clue about how to do it.

Googling for how to install mod_python results in a lot of issues from
what I can find, 64bit vs 32bit, etc.

So my question is, whats the easiest way to just get my macbook intel
10.5 to run apache and Django.

Thanks everyone

John

[Anton P. Linevich]

* If you need it for developing, just use django bulidin server.
* If you have a free time, than compile apache2 in your homedirectory with
mod_python and other modules.
* you can run any of Linux liveCDs on your macbook with preinstalled
apache, mod_python and django

--
Anton P. Linevich

[William Siegrist]

I recommend installing apache, python, and mod_python via MacPorts.
Thats what I do to run django on various Mac platforms. Granted, I
work with the MacPorts project, so maybe I'm biased, but I also came
from a linux environment and find MacPorts to be very useful for
package management.

http://www.macports.org/

-Bill

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[John M]

Thanks for the macports idea, i'll have a look.

On Jan 18, 10:13 am, William Siegrist <wsiegr...@apple.com> wrote:
> I recommend installing apache, python, and mod_python via MacPorts.
> Thats what I do to run django on various Mac platforms. Granted, I
> work with the MacPorts project, so maybe I'm biased, but I also came
> from a linux environment and find MacPorts to be very useful for
> package management.
>
> http://www.macports.org/
>
> -Bill
>
> On Jan 18, 2008, at 9:55 AM, John M wrote:
>
>
>
> > OK,
>
> > So I know Linux / Apache pretty well, never really done any hard-core
> > stuff with it. Now I want to use apache on my macbook (intel) OSx
> > 10.5 (upgrade),but have no clue about how to do it.
>
> > Googling for how to install mod_python results in a lot of issues from
> > what I can find, 64bit vs 32bit, etc.
>
> > So my question is, whats the easiest way to just get my macbook intel
> > 10.5 to run apache and Django.
>
> > Thanks everyone
>
> > John
> > >
>
>

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[John M]

Anton, that was sort of my question, how do I complete your second
idea but w/o the recompile. The mac already comes with apache 2
installed and running rather well, how hard would it be to add
mod_python or mod_wsgi to that environment?

Thanks

John

[Christian Joergensen]

You don't really need Apache and mod_python for developing Django, just
use the built-in webserver.

Take a look here:
http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/install/

Note the first paragraph of "Install Apache and mod_python". Developing
your applications under mod_python is quite a hassle IMO.

Regards,

--
Christian Joergensen | Linux, programming or web consultancy
http://www.razor.dk | Visit us at: http://www.gmta.info

[John M]

I guess I wasn't clear on the PURPOSE to do it, experience, not
practicality.

I love the built-in django server, it's awesome, how much easier could
anyone make it, I think none. But, I wanted to get ready for what it
might be like to deploy django at a hosting facility, or maybe even on
a home setup in Apache, thats all. Since I have a macbook, with
Apache 2 installed, I figured I'd try it. after checking the config
and various googles, it turns out that getting mod_python on the mac
os X might not be as easy as say a debian apt-get kind of thing :).

So, back to the question, how do I get a mac book with stock apache
installed, to run django?

Thanks

John

> Christian Joergensen | Linux, programming or web consultancyhttp://www.razor.dk | Visit us at:http://www.gmta.info

[Graham Dumpleton]

On Jan 19, 8:49 am, John M <retireonc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess I wasn't clear on the PURPOSE to do it, experience, not
> practicality.
>
> I love the built-in django server, it's awesome, how much easier could
> anyone make it, I think none.  But, I wanted to get ready for what it
> might be like to deploy django at a hosting facility, or maybe even on
> a home setup in Apache, thats all.  Since I have a macbook, with
> Apache 2 installed, I figured I'd try it.  after checking the config

> and various googles, it turns out that gettingmod_pythonon the mac

> os X might not be as easy as say a debian apt-get kind of thing :).
>
> So, back to the question, how do I get a mac book with stock apache
> installed, to run django?

Simple, don't use mod_python as it hasn't been patched to build
cleanly on a 64bit Intel MacOSX Leopard machine. Use instead mod_wsgi
2.0 (RC) as it will build out of the box on MacOSX. See:

http://www.modwsgi.org
http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IntegrationWithDjango
http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/InstallationOnMacOSX

Graham

> Thanks
>
> John
>
> On Jan 18, 12:08 pm, Christian Joergensen <m...@razor.dk> wrote:
>
> > John M wrote:
> > > OK,
>
> > > So I know Linux / Apache pretty well, never really done any hard-core
> > > stuff with it.  Now I want to use apache on my macbook (intel) OSx
> > > 10.5 (upgrade),but have no clue about how to do it.
>

> > > Googling for how to installmod_pythonresults in a lot of issues from

> > > what I can find, 64bit vs 32bit, etc.
>
> > > So my question is, whats the easiest way to just get my macbook intel
> > > 10.5 to run apache and Django.
>

> > You don't really need Apache andmod_pythonfor developing Django, just

> > use the built-in webserver.
>
> > Take a look here:http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/install/
>
> > Note the first paragraph of "Install Apache andmod_python". Developing

> > your applications undermod_pythonis quite a hassle IMO.

[John M]

Thakn you Graham, thats what I'm talking about. I just finished
trying to compile mod_python, and it's not working, and I figured it
was something like that.

So it's off to try mod_wsgi.

Thanks

J

On Jan 18, 4:29 pm, Graham Dumpleton <Graham.Dumple...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[Heather]

You have to do some editing to make it work for 64 bit. If you google
mod_python leopard 64 bit you'll find some pages. Here is one...
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/11/tips-and-tricks.html
I have a macbook pro and am running django w/ mod_python and the built
in apache2 and mysql.

[luxagraf]

Since I wrote that little guide Heather links to, I should point out
that while the mod_python bit works fine, the real problem on a
macbook with Leopard installed ends up being mysqldb (see
<http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/install/>). I never have
been able to successful compile a version of mysqldb that would work
with Leopard's default Apache and MySQL.

In the end I wanted to mirror my remote production setup as closely a
possible so I went ahead and installed my own Apache2, python 2.4 and
the rest (OS X 10.5 comes with python 2.5, which can cause problems
when your production environment is python2.4).

But if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me.

cheers
sng
<http://luxagraf.net/>

[John M]

sng, Thank you for the offer. Thats a great idea, and one I will
probably purse, and if I have any issues, I'll post them here, but
thanks for the phone offer, thats is most generous.

John

[Anton P. Linevich]

Greeting, John! Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 11:29:38AM -0800, retireoncsco wrote:

>
> Anton, that was sort of my question, how do I complete your second
> idea but w/o the recompile. The mac already comes with apache 2
> installed and running rather well, how hard would it be to add
> mod_python or mod_wsgi to that environment?

Well, this is not hard, but as many of django-users@ sayed, better use
that already builded and supporting by others. There is mod_cgi module
from the box in MacOS Tiger/Leo. Instructions how to use mod_cgi with
django availiable in django-docs. Good luck!

--
Anton P. Linevich