Author: jacob Date: 2009-05-12 12:23:33 -0500 (Tue, 12 May 2009) New Revision: 10745
Modified: django/trunk/docs/topics/install.txt Log: Fixed #11063: updated install docs to mention mod_wsgi instead of mod_python. Modified: django/trunk/docs/topics/install.txt =================================================================== --- django/trunk/docs/topics/install.txt 2009-05-11 20:56:38 UTC (rev 10744) +++ django/trunk/docs/topics/install.txt 2009-05-12 17:23:33 UTC (rev 10745) @@ -26,31 +26,33 @@ .. _jython: http://jython.org/ -Install Apache and mod_python +Install Apache and mod_wsgi ============================= -If you just want to experiment with Django, skip ahead to the next -section; Django includes a lightweight web server you can use for -testing, so you won't need to set up Apache until you're ready to -deploy Django in production. +If you just want to experiment with Django, skip ahead to the next section; +Django includes a lightweight web server you can use for testing, so you won't +need to set up Apache until you're ready to deploy Django in production. -If you want to use Django on a production site, use Apache with `mod_python`_. -mod_python is similar to mod_perl -- it embeds Python within Apache and loads +If you want to use Django on a production site, use Apache with `mod_wsgi`_. +mod_wsgi is similar to mod_perl -- it embeds Python within Apache and loads Python code into memory when the server starts. Code stays in memory throughout -the life of an Apache process, which leads to significant performance gains -over other server arrangements. Make sure you have Apache installed, with the -mod_python module activated. Django requires Apache 2.x and mod_python 3.x. +the life of an Apache process, which leads to significant performance gains over +other server arrangements. Make sure you have Apache installed, with the +mod_wsgi module activated. Django will work with any version of Apache that +supports mod_wsgi. -See :ref:`How to use Django with mod_python <howto-deployment-modpython>` for -information on how to configure mod_python once you have it installed. +See :ref:`How to use Django with mod_wsgi <howto-deployment-modwsgi>` for +information on how to configure mod_wsgi once you have it installed. -If you can't use mod_python for some reason, fear not: Django follows the WSGI_ -spec, which allows it to run on a variety of server platforms. See the -`server-arrangements wiki page`_ for specific installation instructions for -each platform. +If you can't use mod_wsgi for some reason, fear not: Django supports many other +deployment options. A great second choice is :ref:`mod_python +<howto-deployment-modpython>`, the predecessor to mod_wsgi. Additionally, Django +follows the WSGI_ spec, which allows it to run on a variety of server platforms. +See the `server-arrangements wiki page`_ for specific installation instructions +for each platform. .. _Apache: http://httpd.apache.org/ -.. _mod_python: http://www.modpython.org/ +.. _mod_wsgi: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/ .. _WSGI: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0333.html .. _server-arrangements wiki page: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ServerArrangements --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django updates" group. To post to this group, send email to django-updates@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-updates+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-updates?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
