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diff --git a/README-standalone.rst b/README-standalone.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ce3bea --- /dev/null +++ b/README-standalone.rst @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +Overview +-------- + +The mod_wsgi package provides an Apache module that implements a WSGI +compliant interface for hosting Python based web applications on top of the +Apache web server. + +The primary package for mod_wsgi is available on the Python package index +(PyPi) as ``mod_wsgi``. That package assumes that you have a suitable +version of Apache pre-installed on your target system, and if you don't, +installation of the package will fail. + +If you are on a UNIX like system (Linux, macOS) and need a version of +Apache to be installed for you, you can use the ``mod_wsgi-standalone`` +package on PyPi instead. When installing the ``mod_wsgi-standalone`` +package it will first trigger the installation of the ``mod_wsgi-httpd`` +package, which will result in a version of Apache being installed as +part of your Python installation. Next the ``mod_wsgi`` package will be +installed, with it using the version of Apache installed by the +``mod_wsgi-httpd`` package rather than any system package for Apache. + +Note that this method of installation is only suitable for where you want +to use ``mod_wsgi-expres``. It cannot be used to build mod_wsgi for use +with your system Apache installation. This installation method will also +not work on Windows. + +When installing mod_wsgi using this method, except that you will install +the ``mod_wsgi-standalone`` package instead of the ``mod_wsgi`` package, +you should follow installation and usage instructions outlined on the +PyPi page for the ``mod_wsgi`` package. |