@@ -10,21 +10,30 @@ The primary package for mod_wsgi is available on the Python package index
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version of Apache pre-installed on your target system, and if you don't,
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installation of the package will fail.
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- If you are on a UNIX like system (Linux, macOS ) and need a version of
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- Apache to be installed for you, you can use the ``mod_wsgi-standalone ``
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+ If you are on a UNIX like system (Linux) and need a version of Apache
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+ to be installed for you, you can use the ``mod_wsgi-standalone ``
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package on PyPi instead. When installing the ``mod_wsgi-standalone ``
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package it will first trigger the installation of the ``mod_wsgi-httpd ``
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package, which will result in a version of Apache being installed as
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part of your Python installation. Next the ``mod_wsgi `` package will be
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installed, with it using the version of Apache installed by the
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``mod_wsgi-httpd `` package rather than any system package for Apache.
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- Note that this method of installation is only suitable for where you want
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- to use ``mod_wsgi-express ``. It cannot be used to build mod_wsgi for use
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- with your system Apache installation. This installation method will also
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- not work on Windows.
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+ This method of installation is only suitable for where you want to use
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+ ``mod_wsgi-express ``. It cannot be used to build mod_wsgi for use with
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+ your system Apache installation. This installation method will not
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+ work on Windows, and also currently fails on macOS because the Apache
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+ Runtime (APR) library, has not been updated to latest macOS versions.
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When installing mod_wsgi using this method, except that you will install
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the ``mod_wsgi-standalone `` package instead of the ``mod_wsgi `` package,
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you should follow installation and usage instructions outlined on the
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PyPi page for the ``mod_wsgi `` package.
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+ **NOTE: Although this package may allow you to install a standalone Apache
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+ version, it is only really recommended that you use this package if you
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+ have absolutely no other choice for getting the Apache httpd server
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+ installed. Always use the Apache httpd server supplied with the operating
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+ system if you can. Building this package if you do choose to do so, will
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+ take some time. So if you you think the install is hanging, it is probably
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+ still busy compiling everything. **
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