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HOWTO: apache2 & mod_python.publisher

After a bit of research and some debugging time, and as i couldn’t find obvious mod_python howtos, I decided to write a little Apache2/mod_python.publisher howto.

http://ghantoos.org/index.php/howto-apache2-mod_python/

Cheers,

Ghantoos

Apache mod_python local module import

I have searched a lot before finding this tip, so I post it.
It show how to easily import with mod_python a module based on a personal .py file located somewhere on your box.
In this example, I will try to import the module bloup.py located in the same directory of my index.py mainpage.
when trying to import using the usual means, i get:

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import bloup
...

>>>ImportError: No module named bloup

The solution I found was:
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NextGen Gallery SQL script (to scan folders and add them as galleries)

This time I needed this time to provision the NextGen SQL database with all the folders I’ve put on my server.

Again, i did a little python script. I scans your NextGen gallery folder, and enters all new folders as “galleries” in the SQL DB, and creates the thumbs for the pictures.

This was usefull for me. : )

You can download the script here.
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Picture database recursive copier/resizer

That a little script I did yesterday because I needed to copy my 35gig picture gallery in a new directory then resize all the pictures.

Of course, this MUST not be done “à la mano”! So i did a little python script. : ) Here it is, hope you find it of any interest.

You can download the script here.
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