[bottlepy] How to configure apache server to host bottle python app via mod_wsgi

[Jo Grey]

For background, I am really new to setting up servers via ssh and the
command line so please excuse my inexperience.

I am trying to build a basic app using the bottle (bottlepy) micro
framework, I want to host the app using httpd apache server running on
centOS 6.6

So far I have been able to get httpd to serve a basic index.html file from
the /var/www/html directory. So the apache server is confirmed up and
running.

Where I am stuck is how to serve the bottle app with httpd. I read the
deployment documentation on the bottlepy site but they skip over specific
details. I have tried a few permutations based off other docs I have found,
but nothing has worked so I am looking for some really explicit suggestions
on what to do here.

At a high level I understand that what has to happen is:

1. alter the httpd configuration so that it loads the app.wsgi file
2. write an app.wsgi file that loads the python application file app.py

First off, is that correct? Or does the app.wsgi file "replace" the app.py
file? As in do I just change the file extension and drop into the /var/www
directory? That doesn't seem right, but what do I know.

So my three questions are as follows:

1. httpd config:
- Where *exactly do I put the virtualhost configuration for httpd at?
- Does it go inside the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file, and if so,
where at in the file does it go?
- Or does it go in its own file, and if so, where do I put that file,
what should I name it, and how will httpd know to read it?

This is the config info I have, based off the bottle docs (server is apache
2.2):

<VirtualHost *>
ServerName test_server

WSGIDaemonProcess app.wsgi user=www-data group=www-data processes=1 threads=5
WSGIScriptAlias / /var/www/my_app/app.wsgi

<Directory /var/www/my_app>
WSGIProcessGroup app.wsgi
WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory></VirtualHost>


1.

app.wsgi file:
- What should this file contain to get it to load my python app.py file?
2.

app.py file:
- Where do I put my python app.py file? Or is this explicitly defined in
the app.wsgi file so it can be put anywhere?
- How do I make sure the python code is actually executed and not
just read as a text file?

Thanks in advance.
--

[Tim Arnold]

This is what works for me. I don't use VirtualHost, but these lines are the
end of my httpd.conf
-------------------------------------------
WSGIPassAuthorization On
WSGIScriptAlias /service /path/to/bottle_adapter.wsgi
WSGIDaemonProcess myhost user=www group=www processes=5 threads=25
home=/path/to/logs
#
<Directory />
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory>
-------------------------------------------
so requests with urls starting with 'service' will be shunted to the
bottle_adapter.wsgi file, which is plain python:
import bottle
application = bottle.default_app()
etc, etc, set up routes, views, per the bottle documentation.

so apache actually calls that wsgi file which is executed. And if you have
your routes set up in there, it will serve whatever those routes return.

See the setup section of this article:

http://reachtim.com/articles/BAM-Short-Stack.html

good luck,
--Tim

Post by Jo Grey
For background, I am really new to setting up servers via ssh and the
command line so please excuse my inexperience.
I am trying to build a basic app using the bottle (bottlepy) micro
framework, I want to host the app using httpd apache server running on
centOS 6.6
So far I have been able to get httpd to serve a basic index.html file from
the /var/www/html directory. So the apache server is confirmed up and
running.
Where I am stuck is how to serve the bottle app with httpd. I read the
deployment documentation on the bottlepy site but they skip over specific
details. I have tried a few permutations based off other docs I have found,
but nothing has worked so I am looking for some really explicit suggestions
on what to do here.
1. alter the httpd configuration so that it loads the app.wsgi file
2. write an app.wsgi file that loads the python application file app.py
First off, is that correct? Or does the app.wsgi file "replace" the app.py
file? As in do I just change the file extension and drop into the /var/www
directory? That doesn't seem right, but what do I know.
- Where *exactly do I put the virtualhost configuration for httpd at?
- Does it go inside the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file, and if so,
where at in the file does it go?
- Or does it go in its own file, and if so, where do I put that
file, what should I name it, and how will httpd know to read it?
This is the config info I have, based off the bottle docs (server is
<VirtualHost *>
ServerName test_server
WSGIDaemonProcess app.wsgi user=www-data group=www-data processes=1 threads=5
WSGIScriptAlias / /var/www/my_app/app.wsgi
<Directory /var/www/my_app>
WSGIProcessGroup app.wsgi
WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory></VirtualHost>
1.
- What should this file contain to get it to load my python app.py file?
2.
- Where do I put my python app.py file? Or is this explicitly defined
in the app.wsgi file so it can be put anywhere?
- How do I make sure the python code is actually executed and not
just read as a text file?
Thanks in advance.

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[John Stile]

This works for me, but I would like to know if I am following best
practices.

I am using
apache-2.4.18 (slightly different allow rule than 2.2.x) w/ virtual hosts
python 2.7
virtualenv
Gentoo distribution.

Virtual host file includes my include file
/etc/apache2/vhosts.d/00_default_vhost.conf

<IfDefine DEFAULT_VHOST>
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName localhost
Include /etc/apache2/confs/project_bottle.include
<IfModule mpm_peruser_module>
ServerEnvironment apache apache
</IfModule>
</VirtualHost>
</IfDefine>

The content of /etc/apache2/confs/project_bottle.include

<IfDefine WSGI>
WSGIScriptAlias /bottle
/var/www/localhost/wsgi/project_bottle/myproject.wsgi
<Directory "/var/www/localhost/wsgi/project_bottle">
AllowOverride None
Options None
Require all granted
</Directory>
</IfDefine>


This file loads the module: /etc/apache2/modules.d/70_mod_wsgi.conf

<IfDefine WSGI>
LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_wsgi.so
</IfDefine>

In gentoo, I add APACHE2_OPTS to support the virtual hosts and wsgi

Content of: /etc/conf.d/apache2

APACHE2_OPTS="-D DEFAULT_VHOST -D INFO -D SSL -D SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST -D
LANGUAGE -D PROXY -D WSGI"

In gentoo, since WSGI is defined, the module is loaded and my config is
read.

Setting up the virtualenv, I have a text file (pip_requirements.txt)
containing:

Beaker==1.8.0
bottle==0.12.9
docutils==0.12
funcsigs==1.0.2
lockfile==0.12.2
pid==2.0.1
python-daemon==2.1.1
python-pid==2.2.0
wheel==0.24.0

To create the virtual environment, I run:

mkdir -p /var/www/localhost/wsgi/project_bottle
pushd !$
virtualenv --python=python2.7 venv
. venv/bin/activate
pip install -r pip_requirements.txt


Content of /var/www/localhost/wsgi/project_bottle/myproject.wsgi

import os
import sys
# Apache base for the app
here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
# Activate virtualenv
activate_this = os.path.join( here, 'venv', 'bin','activate_this.py')
execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
# Add to python path
sys.path.insert(0,here)
# Not sure about this one
sys.stdout = sys.stderr
# Base framework
import bottle
# My app
import hello
# Instantiate the application for mod_wsgi
application = bottle.default_app()


Content of hello.py

from bottle import route, run, template
@route('/hello')
def hello():
return "Hello World!"
@route('/hello/<name>')
def index(name):
return template('<b>Hello {{name}}</b>!', name=name)


When I go here:
http://localhost/bottle/hello

I see:

Hello World!

When I go here:
http://localhost/bottle/hello/john

I see:

Hello john!

Post by Tim Arnold
This is what works for me. I don't use VirtualHost, but these lines
are the end of my httpd.conf
-------------------------------------------
WSGIPassAuthorization On
WSGIScriptAlias /service /path/to/bottle_adapter.wsgi
WSGIDaemonProcess myhost user=www group=www processes=5 threads=25
home=/path/to/logs
#
<Directory />
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory>
-------------------------------------------
so requests with urls starting with 'service' will be shunted to the
import bottle
application = bottle.default_app()
etc, etc, set up routes, views, per the bottle documentation.
so apache actually calls that wsgi file which is executed. And if you
have your routes set up in there, it will serve whatever those routes
return.
http://reachtim.com/articles/BAM-Short-Stack.html
good luck,
--Tim
For background, I am really new to setting up servers via ssh and
the command line so please excuse my inexperience.
I am trying to build a basic app using the bottle (bottlepy) micro
framework, I want to host the app using httpd apache server
running on centOS 6.6
So far I have been able to get httpd to serve a basic index.html
file from the /var/www/html directory. So the apache server is
confirmed up and running.
Where I am stuck is how to serve the bottle app with httpd. I read
the deployment documentation on the bottlepy site but they skip
over specific details. I have tried a few permutations based off
other docs I have found, but nothing has worked so I am looking
for some really explicit suggestions on what to do here.
1. alter the httpd configuration so that it loads the app.wsgi file
2. write an app.wsgi file that loads the python application file app.py
First off, is that correct? Or does the app.wsgi file "replace"
the app.py file? As in do I just change the file extension and
drop into the /var/www directory? That doesn't seem right, but
what do I know.
* Where *exactly do I put the virtualhost configuration for
httpd at?
* Does it go inside the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file, and
if so, where at in the file does it go?
* Or does it go in its own file, and if so, where do I put
that file, what should I name it, and how will httpd know
to read it?
This is the config info I have, based off the bottle docs (server
|<VirtualHost*>ServerNametest_server WSGIDaemonProcessapp.wsgi
user=www-data group=www-data
processes=1threads=5WSGIScriptAlias//var/www/my_app/app.wsgi
<Directory/var/www/my_app>WSGIProcessGroupapp.wsgi
WSGIApplicationGroup%{GLOBAL}Orderdeny,allow Allowfromall
</Directory></VirtualHost>|
2.
* What should this file contain to get it to load my python
app.py file?
3.
* Where do I put my python app.py file? Or is this
explicitly defined in the app.wsgi file so it can be put
anywhere?
* How do I make sure the python code is actually executed
and not just read as a text file?
Thanks in advance.
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