restart python app on openshift doesn't reload environment variables

Question

I'm trying reload my application on Openshift and having some problems. Don't matter if run rhc app restart or rhc app reload to restart/reload the application, my environment variables aren't reloaded.

Then, to solve the problem, I'm forced to stop and start the application.

PS: Cartridge: python-2.7 Framework: Django

Answer 1

You also have to do:

$ rhc app stop -a appname
$ rhc app start -a appname

instead of restart or reload.

See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1104955#c15

Answer 2

Are you setting the environment variables via the rhc env set command? Or using action hooks? I suggest using the rhc env set command, as they will persist correctly between restarts etc.