Have problem with deploying django using apache

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Hello I am having a problem with Django trying to get it deployed on a server using apache. for some reason when I write this information in my httpd.conf file.

<location "/mysite">
    SetHandler python-program
    PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
    SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE mysite.settings
    PythonOption django.root /mysite
    PythonDebug off
    PythonPath "['/user/local/src/djcode','/user/local/src/djcode/mysite'] + sys.path"
</Location>

I get this error when I restart apache.

Syntax error on line 3 of /etc/apache2/httpd.conf:
Invalid command 'PythonHandler', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration
Action 'configtest' failed.

Any ideas?

Now I think about it, when I go to my modules folder. I do not have mod_python.so iin my modules folder. This may be the problem. — Shehzad009
– Shehzad009, Commented Nov 8, 2010 at 10:52
I have installed mod_python.so using all default configurations. I cannot see in in /usr/local/apache2/modules/. It is not even in /usr/lib/apache2/modules. so when I restart apache it gives the same error undefined. — Shehzad009
– Shehzad009, Commented Nov 8, 2010 at 14:01
Ok I have finally installed it. But my god thee where to many problems I had installing it. One I need a lot of lib and binary like flex. Also I did not knew but I realised there was a problem with the source code so if I did not go to this page I think I would not have been able to do it.issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-249 — Shehzad009
– Shehzad009, Commented Nov 8, 2010 at 16:40

Benjamin Loison · Accepted Answer · 2025-10-31 16:17:59Z

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this error is pretty much self explanatory (second line is important to you):

Invalid command 'PythonHandler', perhaps misspelled 
or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

PythonHandler is a command unknown by apache. It's a "module command" known by mod_python. So if missing it says invalid command (OR defined by module not in...).

So make sure mod_python is installed.

You might know it anyways, but just follow this document http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/deployment/modpython/

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harperville Over a year ago

On Centos, yum install mod_python worked for me and got me past this error.

seriyPS · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-08 10:16:51Z

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Also, i recommend you use mod_wsgi instead of mod_python. See deprecation warning on top of this page: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.2/howto/deployment/modpython/

Support for mod_python will be deprecated in a future release of Django. If you are configuring a new deployment, you are strongly encouraged to consider using mod_wsgi or any of the other supported backends.

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Tisho · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-22 07:24:41Z

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python_mod is not installed or not configured in httpd.conf. If you have installed it, then add this line below in httpd.conf:

LoadModule python_module modules/mod_python.so

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