Problem of loading mod_wsgi module into apache on Windows 64-bit

Question

I\'m trying to install mod_wsgi module followed this instruction. I\'ve downloaded mod_wsgi.so from this source. It seems like apache cannot restart services properly and the pa

Answer 1

I was faced with this situation as well, and Apache would run on windows 64bit, but won't if mod_wsgi is loaded.

I found a solution which is pretty simple:

1. Download and install a 64-bit version of Apache which is easily handled if you download and install from http://wampserver.com/
2. Download mod_wsgi from this page
3. Extract the content of the downloaded zipped file into c:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.21\modules\ and
4. Edit httpd.conf and add a line like: LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_wsgi.so
5. Restart apache and you can then continue your django development.

Summary: Everything (both apache and mod_wsgi) has to be 64bit for you to be able to run Apache/mod_wsgi on a 64-bit windows.