Error while configuring python in apache2

Question

I was trying to configure python to apache2 as suggested by http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=91101

1. First downloaded and installed and enabled mod_python module

2. Changed /etc/apache2/sites-available/default as specified

   <Directory /var/www/>
       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
       AllowOverride AuthConfig
       Order allow,deny
       allow from all
   
       AddHandler mod_python .py
       PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
       PythonDebug On
   
       # Uncomment this directive is you want to see apache2's
       # default start page (in /apache2-default) when you go to /
       #RedirectMatch ^/$ /apache2-default/
   </Directory>
   

3. created test.py in my /var/www and restarted apache.

4. Getting 404-Not Found error for localhost/test.py

5. On my error.log i have

   [Sun Apr 10 14:07:04 2011] [notice] mod_python (pid=5591, interpreter='localhost.localdomain'): Importing module '/var/www/test.py'

I am using Ubuntu-10.10. Anyone any ideas ???

UPDATE

Answer 1

I think the folder is /var/www and NOT /www/var.

Did you add:

#!/usr/bin/env python

As the first line in your python script? If not it won't be recognized as a python script.

Also try to disable the plugin and tell me if it outputs the contents of the file when you go to localhost/test.py.

I hope this helped you, Daniel