Installing Django on Fedora Linux Apache

NB: This is a deprecated method of running django on apache. A better method can be found at http://docs.djangoproject.com

This tutorial assumes that you have webmin  installed and running. It also assumes that you know how to use su and the webmin . Check previous posts for how to install and configure webmin.

STEPS

1. Install Apache,Django, mod-python and postgreSQL
yum install apache, mod-python, django, postgresql, postgresql-server

You can install the above via yumex too.




2. Start Apache, PostgreSQL via the Webmin module


3. Make the Directory where your project will be hosted
mkdir /home/projects



4. Set it as a Django path
cd /home/projects
/usr/bin/django-admin startproject mysite




5. Edit the python.conf file
su
*backup
cp /etc/httpd/conf.d/python.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/python.conf.bak

*edit
gedit /etc/httpd/conf.d/python.conf

*Add the following lines
<location "/mysite/">
SetHandler python-program
PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE mysite.settings
PythonDebug On
PythonPath "['/home/projects'] + sys.path"
</location>
*Make sure that you have this line in your configuration and its is not commented out (#)
LoadModule python_module modules/mod_python.so




6. Make sure that your site is in the apache aliases . You can add this by going to webmin->servers->Apache Webserver->Default Server->Aliases and Redirects
   Add mysite (or whatever you want to call it) and set the path to /home/projects/mysite



7. Restart apache
su
apachectl restart



8. Go to your browser, type in localhost/mysite (or whatever you called it in the redirects)
   

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