id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc,stage,has_patch,needs_docs,needs_tests,needs_better_patch,easy,ui_ux 2255,Setting up mod_python for Django via a .htaccess file,mm@…,Adrian Holovaty,"In [http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/modpython/ How to use Django with mod_python] is described how someone could set up django for use with Apache and mod_python. That works good, if you have a Apache setup like these described there. I have another setup (hint: all is done via mod_vhost_alias, which dynamically search the appropriate folder for the given domain itself, so for example a subdomain is created as simply as create a new folder at the right place in the filesystem) and while I thought about how to get django work altough, I asked myself ""why dont use .htaccess?"" [http://www.turbogears.org/docs/deployment/mod_python.html TurboGears does that], and it works great, but as I tried for django it doesnt work. Other people seem to have same problems. A few minutes ago in the #django IRC channel: {{{ '''Pistahh:''' mpathy: few months ago I did not have success with .htaccess+django '''Pistahh:''' mpathy: I had mysterious errors }}} I set the priority to high, because I think handling the Apache configuration via a external file, placed in the folder of the project, is much more flexible than any other ways to setup Apache. Its also feels a little bit more django for me, than fumbling on these and that - and it also could be simply generated from django in further versions. But before I get too verbose for a ticket, just a few questions: * Why it doesnt work? * Would it be hard to tweak django that it works with .htaccess files instead of modifiying the apache confs? * Dont you think it would be great (if it finally works with django) to include a .htaccess file to the files that are generated if a new project starts, or make django-admin script able to generate a .htaccess file for the project? * What other possibilities would I have to use django with a Apache + mod_python + mod_vhost_alias - setup? I would really appreciate a working .htaccess support (and perhaps our company would donate sth. if I tell them what the oppurtunities would be for us *g*) in django!!",enhancement,closed,Core (Other),,normal,wontfix,"mod_python, Apache, .htaccess",,Unreviewed,0,0,0,0,0,0