python - Cherrypy behing apache with mod_python -

i have problem cherrypy deployment behind apache mod_python.

i have apache configuration:

    4 <virtualhost *>   5         serveradmin martin@podhola.com   6         servername pyth.madphoto.eu   7         documentroot /development/webadmin-interface/   8         # indexes + directory root.   9         <location />  10                 pythonpath "sys.path+['/development/webadmin-interface']"  11                 sethandler python-program  12                 pythonhandler cherrypy._cpmodpy::handler  13                 pythonoption cherrypy.setup main::start  14                 pythondebug on  15         </location>  16  17         # logfiles  18         errorlog  /www/madphoto.eu/pyth/logs/error.log  19         customlog /www/madphoto.eu/pyth/logs/ccess.log combined  20 </virtualhost> 

and cherrypy code start entire website

#!/usr/bin/env python   2 # -*- coding: utf8 -*-   3   4 import os.path   5 import cherrypy   6 mako.template import template   7 mako.lookup import templatelookup   8 mako import exceptions   9 mako.exceptions import richtraceback  10 readfromdb import *  11 deletefromdb import *  12 inserttodb import *  13 basepage import basepage  14 modifyentrydb import *  15 #from cherrypy.process.plugins import daemonizer  16 #from cherrypy import application  17  18 current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))  19 mainlookup = templatelookup(directories=['./templates'], output_encoding='utf-8', input_encoding='utf-8', en    coding_errors='replace', format_exceptions = true)  20  21 class main(basepage):  22         readfromdb = readfromdb()  23         deletefromdb = deletefromdb()  24         inserttodb = inserttodb()  25         modifyentrydb = modifyentrydb()  26  27         def index(self):  28                 try:  29                         mindextemplate = mainlookup.get_template("main_index.txt")  30                         return mindextemplate.render()  31                 except:  32  33                         traceback = richtraceback()  34                         (filename, lineno, function, line) in traceback.traceback:  35                                 print "file %s, line %s, in %s" % (filename, lineno, function)  36                                 print line, "\n"  37                         print "%s: %s" % (str(traceback.error.__class__.__name__), traceback.error)  38  39         index.exposed = true  40  41 #config = {  42 #        '/bootstrap/css':{  43 #                'tools.staticdir.on': true,  44 #                'tools.staticdir.dir': os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'static'))  45 #        }  46 #}  47 def start():  48         cherrypy.tree.mount(main(),config="/development/webadmin-interface/webadmin.conf")  49         cherrypy.engine.start()  50  51  52  53 #cherrypy.quickstart(main(), "/", "webadmin.conf") 

and first refresh of site doing 403 forbidden, , second time in apache error log

[21/may/2013:11:48:38] mod_python traceback (most recent call last):   file "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/cherrypy/_cpmodpy.py", line 139, in handler     setup(req)   file "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/cherrypy/_cpmodpy.py", line 84, in setup     func()   file "/development/webadmin-interface/main.py", line 49, in start     cherrypy.engine.start()   file "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/cherrypy/process/wspbus.py", line 184, in start     self.publish('start')   file "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/cherrypy/process/wspbus.py", line 147, in publish     output.append(listener(*args, **kwargs))   file "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/cherrypy/_cpserver.py", line 90, in start     serveradapter.start(self)   file "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/cherrypy/process/servers.py", line 53, in start     wait_for_free_port(*self.bind_addr)   file "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/cherrypy/process/servers.py", line 251, in wait_for_free_port     raise ioerror("port %r not free on %r" % (port, host)) ioerror: port 8080 not free on '127.0.0.1' 

but not working, followed many manuals (i try different settings still not working)

i have debian squeeze server, cherrypy 3.1.2-1, apache2.

in standalone startup built-in server of cherrypy works perfectly.

please can help? thanks!

you starting cherrypy server along apache, start function configure , mount application not start server, should this:

def start():     cherrypy.tree.mount(main(),                         config="/development/webadmin-interface/webadmin.conf") 

the module _cpmodpy have more information readable with:

 python -m pydoc cherrypy._cpmodpy 

as general recommendation should consider use mod_wsgi, mod_python unmaintained , considered deprecated in favor of mod_wsgi.