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 5157,Direct Apache to serve a static file from view code,mgiger@…,nobody," Django is not meant to be a static file server, but there is no easy method to direct Apache to serve a file. I have a use case where I need to authenticate a user and decide which static media file to pass back based on some model and view logic. Usage: if serve_static: raise http.HttpInternalRedirect('/path/to/file/') ",,closed,Core (Other),dev,,wontfix,"apache, static file, feature",,Design decision needed,1,1,1,0,0,0