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myusuf3
Asked: 2011-02-09 17:50:01 +0800 CST

How do you install mod_wsgi?

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I ran the following commands

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi
sudo a2enmod mod-wsgi

I keep getting this extremely frustrating message 

ERROR: Module mod-wsgi does not exist!

Please help.

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5 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Using sudo a2enmod wsgi should enable the module for you once you reload apache, as most modules don't need the mod_ prefix when enabling them.

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  2. sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-available/wsgi.load

    add the next string to the file

    LoadModule wsgi_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_wsgi.so

    save, then

    sudo a2enmod wsgi
sudo service apache2 restart
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  3. Step 1: The following command will install wgsi module

    sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi

    Step 2: To enable the wsgi module run the following command

    sudo a2enmod wsgi

    Step 3: Restart your apache server by running

    sudo systemctl restart apache2

    Step 4: Check whether the module is loaded

    sudo apache2ctl -t -D DUMP_MODULES

    P.S: I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

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  4. Try adding the wsgi.load and wsgi.conf from mods-available to mods-enabled manually and then restart Apache.

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  5. WSGI Warning

    Official WSGI documentation says:

    When using a Python virtual environment with mod_wsgi, it is very important that it has been created using the same Python installation that mod_wsgi was originally compiled for.

    And then:

    It is not possible to use a Python virtual environment to force mod_wsgi to use a different Python version, or even a different Python installation. In other words, Python interpreter is embedded within the mod_wsgi.

    So I would not recommend any of precompiled mod_wsgi binaries from apt but instead you can compile it following the official installation docs.

    The other way

    Use https://gunicorn.org/ and an Apache's

    ProxyPass / http://localhost:8000/

    directive in your virtualhost config.

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