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@@ -26,31 +26,33 @@ probably already have it installed.
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.. _jython: http://jython.org/
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-Install Apache and mod_python
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+Install Apache and mod_wsgi
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-If you just want to experiment with Django, skip ahead to the next
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-section; Django includes a lightweight web server you can use for
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-testing, so you won't need to set up Apache until you're ready to
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-deploy Django in production.
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+If you just want to experiment with Django, skip ahead to the next section;
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+Django includes a lightweight web server you can use for testing, so you won't
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+need to set up Apache until you're ready to deploy Django in production.
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-If you want to use Django on a production site, use Apache with `mod_python`_.
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-mod_python is similar to mod_perl -- it embeds Python within Apache and loads
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+If you want to use Django on a production site, use Apache with `mod_wsgi`_.
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+mod_wsgi is similar to mod_perl -- it embeds Python within Apache and loads
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Python code into memory when the server starts. Code stays in memory throughout
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-the life of an Apache process, which leads to significant performance gains
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-over other server arrangements. Make sure you have Apache installed, with the
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-mod_python module activated. Django requires Apache 2.x and mod_python 3.x.
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+the life of an Apache process, which leads to significant performance gains over
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+other server arrangements. Make sure you have Apache installed, with the
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+mod_wsgi module activated. Django will work with any version of Apache that
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+supports mod_wsgi.
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-See :ref:`How to use Django with mod_python <howto-deployment-modpython>` for
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-information on how to configure mod_python once you have it installed.
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+See :ref:`How to use Django with mod_wsgi <howto-deployment-modwsgi>` for
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+information on how to configure mod_wsgi once you have it installed.
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-If you can't use mod_python for some reason, fear not: Django follows the WSGI_
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-spec, which allows it to run on a variety of server platforms. See the
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-`server-arrangements wiki page`_ for specific installation instructions for
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-each platform.
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+If you can't use mod_wsgi for some reason, fear not: Django supports many other
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+deployment options. A great second choice is :ref:`mod_python
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+<howto-deployment-modpython>`, the predecessor to mod_wsgi. Additionally, Django
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+follows the WSGI_ spec, which allows it to run on a variety of server platforms.
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+See the `server-arrangements wiki page`_ for specific installation instructions
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+for each platform.
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.. _Apache: http://httpd.apache.org/
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-.. _mod_python: http://www.modpython.org/
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+.. _mod_wsgi: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/
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.. _WSGI: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0333.html
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.. _server-arrangements wiki page: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ServerArrangements
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