Apache: python code execution error on Apache running on ubuntu 14.04 Server

Question

I was trying to learn how to execute python code using Apache. Having gone through various tutorials, I configured my conf file as follows to allow python code execution.

000-default.conf:

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My python program, hello.py is following:

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The program is put in directory /var/www/html/cgi-bin/. After Setting all this, When I goto address of file (www.domainname.com/cgi-bin/hello.py), I am met with following error.

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How to resolve this error and get my code running?

Nitesh Patel · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-12 09:58:48Z

1

You need a handler in your python file.

from mod_python import apache

def handler(req):

    req.content_type = "text/plain"
    req.write("Hello World!")

    return apache.OK

answered Jul 12, 2015 at 9:58

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