This assumes web2py is serving static files. But it does not prevent
you to use a apache for it.
In this case you would need the virtual hosts for the different apps.
On Oct 24, 1:18 pm, VP <vtp2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can Massimo or someone clarify if this tip will result in web2py
> serving static files or Apache serving static files?
>
> Is this a "production" (high-performance) set up? The assumption "one
> domain per app" appears to suggest that this is a production set up.
> Yet, Massimo mentioned in an early tip similar to this that web2py
> would be serving static files, and is thus not meant for production.
>
> Can someone clarify please?
>
> Thank you.
>
> On Oct 17, 9:03 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > Replace your web2py/routes.py with this:
>
> > ------------- begin routes.py-----------
> > try: config=open('routes.conf','r').read()
> > except: config=''
> > def auto_in(apps):
> > routes=[
> > ('/robots.txt','/welcome/static/robots.txt'),
> > ('/favicon.ico','/welcome/static/favicon.ico'),
> > ('/admin$a','/admin$a'),
> > ]
> > for a,b in [x.strip().split() for x in apps.split('\n') \
> > if x.strip() and not x.strip().startswith('#')]:
> > if not b.startswith('/'): b='/'+b
> > if b.endswith('/'): b=b[:-1]
> > app = b.split('/')[1]
> > routes+=[
> > ('.*:https?://(.*\.)?%s:$method /' % a,'%s' % b),
> > ('.*:https?://(.*\.)?%s:$method /static/$a' % a,'%s/static/
> > $a' % app),
> > ('.*:https?://(.*\.)?%s:$method /appadmin/$a' % a,'%s/
> > appadmin/$a' % app),
> > ('.*:https?://(.*\.)?%s:$method /$a' % a,'%s/$a' % b),
> > ]
> > return routes
>
> > def auto_out(apps):
> > routes=[]
> > for a,b in [x.strip().split() for x in apps.split('\n') \
> > if x.strip() and not x.strip().startswith('#')]:
> > if not b.startswith('/'): b='/'+b
> > if b.endswith('/'): b=b[:-1]
> > app = b.split('/')[1]
> > routes+=[
> > ('%s/static/$a' % app,'static/$a'),
> > ('%s/appadmin/$a' % app, '/appadmin/$a'),
> > ('%s/$a' % b, '/$a'),
> > ]
> > return routes
>
> > routes_in=auto_in(config)
> > routes_out=auto_out(config)
> > ------------------- END ---------------
>
> > what does it do? It writes routes for you based on a simpler routing
> > configuration file called routes.conf. here is an example:
>
> > ----- BEGIN routes.conf-------
> > 127.0.0.1 /examples/default
> > domain1.com /app1/default
> > domain2.com /app2/default
> > domain3.com /app3/default
> > ----- END ----------
>
> > It maps a domain (the left had side) into an app and it shortens the
> > URLs for the app, by removing the listed path prefix. That means
>
> >http://domain1.com/indexwillbe mapped into
> >/app1/default/indexhttp://domain2.com/indexwillbe mapped into
> >/app2/default/index
>
> > It is safe in that it preserves admin, appadmin, static files,
> > favicon.ico and robots.txt.
>
> >http://domain1.com/favicon.icohttp://domain1.com/robots.txthttp://dom......
> > /admin/...http://domain1.com/appadmin/...
> >/app1/appadmin/...http://domain1.com/static/... /app1/static/...
>
> > and vice-versa.
>
> > It does assume one app per domain.
>
> > I think something like this should be default since lots of people
> > find routes.py hard to work with.
> > Comments? Suggestions?
>
> > Massimo
>
>
