Graham Dumpleton wrote: > gabor wrote: >> Filipe wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> The docs say [1] that: >>> "Django requires Apache 2.x and mod_python 3.x, and you should use >>> Apache's prefork MPM, as opposed to the worker MPM." >>> >>> I want to test a Django site on a server (I plan to deploy there some >>> other sites in the future) where there are installed Apache 2 and >>> mod_python 3.1.4. >>> >>> I've seen some references [2][3] that make me suspect that the issues >>> that existed with mod_python and Apache worker might have been solved >>> in mod_python 3.2.8. >>> >>> What problems can I expect if I use mod_python 3.1.4? >>> Do you think the problems might have been fixed in 3.2.8? >>> >> well, generally, the "problem" with the worker MPM is that it's a >> multithreaded application. >> >> which means, that if you want to have your app in a worker MPM, it has >> to be thread-safe. and i don't know if django is thread-safe or not (i >> think it's not). >> >> also, when doing multithreaded python applications, the GIL (python's >> global interpreter lock) might become an issue. >> >> so, i'd recommend, that if you have enough memory, use the prefork MPM. > > If the inability to use worker MPM is because Django doesn't support > multithreading, then it would be impossible to use Django on Windows > as Apache there can only run with a multithreaded MPM, there is no > multi process option. > > Although I have asked previously why it is said that the worker MPM > shouldn't be used, no one has yet given a definitive answer. > > Also, saying the GIL might become an issue, this is no more than for > any other multithreaded application. One shouldn't be bringing the GIL > into this, as it has got nothing to do in practice with whether the > worker MPM can be used. >
hmmm.. then it seems i misunderstood your question, sorry. if your question is more of an academic nature of "is it possible?", then for that i do not know the answer. it definitively is not the best way to run it, but maybe it is possible. gabor --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
