Setting up Apache on Ubuntu LAMP Server to execute Python in Virtual Host

Question

I am trying to setup a LAMP server in my lab, and I'm having trouble getting Apache to execute the .py files. It instead just downloads them. At first I thought my header might be wrong, but when I changed it, it unfortunately I'm still not executing the .py. On the plus side I can load the site, run the PHP, and CRUD the MySQL. I think the problem might be in how I'm setting up my Virtual Host. Here is the Apache2.conf:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    Alias "/SiteIwant" "/var/www/SiteIwant"
    ServerName localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/SiteIwant
    CustomLog /var/www/SiteIwant/my_access.log combined
    ErrorLog /var/www/SiteIwant/my_error.log
        AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
        SetEnv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /etc/init.d/mysql
    <Directory /var/www/SiteIwant>
        Options None ExecCGI
        AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl .py
        #AddHandler mod_python .py
        DirectoryIndex index.php
        AllowOverride AuthConfig
        Order deny,allow
        Deny from All
            Allow from 999.999.999.0/24 #anonymized for posting here, but working
    </Directory>
#   <Directory /var/www/SiteIwant/cgi/>
    #   AllowOverride All
    #   Options +ExecCGI +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
    #   Order allow,deny
    #   Allow from all
    #</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

I've tried it with and without the specification on the cgi folder, and I've chkmod +rwx *.py in /var/www/SiteIwant/cgi. Just for kicks (after that didn't help), I also changed the mode of the python interpreter in /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin to +rwx.

Everything else in the apache2.conf file is as it comes out from current Ubuntu Server-LAMP option install.

I feel very stuck and like I'm missing something stupid/small.

Edit: Should this really be asked on Server Fault?

If I put an AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl .py outside the the Virtual Host, I get a 403 permission error, despite chmod 777 the folder.

Answer 1

late answer, I got through there too and got this working by adding ExecCGI in directory option, or for more security, like this:

<Directory /path/to/www/yourfile.py>
Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>

Answer 2

Do you have the apache wsgi module installed and enabled?

Answer 3

This statement in the vhost and/or global config should be enough (and you have it in your config):

AddHandler cgi-script .py

Did you reload Apache after changing the config? If this doesn't work, you should check your webserver's errorlog, it should give some hints on the cause of the problem.

Also, you didn't describe what happens when you visit the URL hosting the python script, do you get an error message?