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+==========================================
+How to use Django with Apache and mod_wsgi
+==========================================
+
+Deploying Django with Apache_ and `mod_wsgi`_ is the recommended way to get
+Django into production.
+
+.. _Apache: http://httpd.apache.org/
+.. _mod_wsgi: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/
+
+mod_wsgi is an Apache module which can be used to host any Python application
+which supports the `Python WSGI interface`_, including Django. Django will work
+with any version of Apache which supports mod_wsgi.
+
+.. _python wsgi interface: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0333/
+
+The `official mod_wsgi documentation`_ is fantastic; it's your source for all
+the details about how to use mod_wsgi. You'll probably want to start with the
+`installation and configuration documentation`_.
+
+.. _official mod_wsgi documentation: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/
+.. _installation and configuration documentation: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/InstallationInstructions
+
+Basic Configuration
+===================
+
+Once you've got mod_wsgi installed and activated, edit your ``httpd.conf`` file
+and add::
+
+    WSGIScriptAlias / /path/to/mysite/apache/django.wsgi
+
+The first bit above is the url you want to be serving your application at (``/``
+indicates the root url), and the second is the location of a "WSGI file" -- see
+below -- on your system, usually inside of your project. This tells Apache
+to serve any request below the given URL using the WSGI application defined by that file.
+
+Next we'll need to actually create this WSGI application, so create the file
+mentioned in the second part of ``WSGIScriptAlias`` and add::
+
+    import os
+    import sys
+
+    os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'mysite.settings'
+
+    import django.core.handlers.wsgi
+    application = django.core.handlers.wsgi.WSGIHandler()
+
+If your project is not on your ``PYTHONPATH`` by default you can add::
+
+    path = '/usr/local/django'
+    if path not in sys.path:
+        sys.path.append(path)
+
+just above the final ``import`` line to place your project on the path. Remember to
+replace 'mysite.settings' with your correct settings file, and '/usr/local/django'
+with your own project's location.
+
+Serving media files
+===================
+
+Django doesn't serve media files itself; it leaves that job to whichever Web
+server you choose.
+
+We recommend using a separate Web server -- i.e., one that's not also running
+Django -- for serving media. Here are some good choices:
+
+    * lighttpd_
+    * Nginx_
+    * TUX_
+    * A stripped-down version of Apache_
+    * Cherokee_
+
+If, however, you have no option but to serve media files on the same Apache
+``VirtualHost`` as Django, you can set up Apache to serve some URLs as
+static media, and others using the mod_wsgi interface to Django.
+
+This example sets up Django at the site root, but explicitly serves ``robots.txt``,
+``favicon.ico``, any CSS file, and anything in the ``/media/`` URL space as a static
+file. All other URLs will be served using mod_wsgi::
+
+    Alias /robots.txt /usr/local/wsgi/static/robots.txt
+    Alias /favicon.ico /usr/local/wsgi/static/favicon.ico
+
+    AliasMatch /([^/]*\.css) /usr/local/wsgi/static/styles/$1
+
+    Alias /media/ /usr/local/wsgi/static/media/
+
+    <Directory /usr/local/wsgi/static>
+    Order deny,allow
+    Allow from all
+    </Directory>
+
+    WSGIScriptAlias / /usr/local/wsgi/scripts/django.wsgi
+
+    <Directory /usr/local/wsgi/scripts>
+    Order allow,deny
+    Allow from all
+    </Directory>
+
+.. _lighttpd: http://www.lighttpd.net/
+.. _Nginx: http://wiki.nginx.org/Main
+.. _TUX: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUX_web_server
+.. _Apache: http://httpd.apache.org/
+.. _Cherokee: http://www.cherokee-project.com/
+
+More details on configuring a mod_wsgi site to serve static files can be found
+in the mod_wsgi documentation on `hosting static files`_.
+
+.. _hosting static files: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/ConfigurationGuidelines#Hosting_Of_Static_Files
+
+Details
+=======
+
+For more details, see the `mod_wsgi documentation on Django integration`_,
+which explains the above in more detail, and walks through all the various
+options you've got when deploying under mod_wsgi.
+
+.. _mod_wsgi documentation on Django integration: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IntegrationWithDjango