On Nov 27, 3:17 pm, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Graham,
>
> Thanks for the reply. No, I'm not stuck using Lighttpd at all - I just
> like it because it's simple and fast. :)
>
> Here's a link to a description of what I'd like to
> see:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/314515
>
> The situation is this: I'm creating a web-site with a bunch of
> accounts - each account having its own database. I want people to go
> to the site (i.e.www.example.com/) and when they log in the
> application gets all its requests/responses from their account's
> database. For the moment, all accounts will be using the same Django
> applications, though that is subject to change so I'd prefer not to
> rely on a solution that precludes that possibility.
>
> I suspect (but am happy to be corrected...) that the easiest and
> safest way to do this is to have a Django instance running in FastCGI
> mode with a socket for each account. When a user is logged in, their
> requests/responses are mapped to/from the proper Django socket via the
> multiplexing solution I've suggested in my original post.
>
> As mentioned, accounts may crop up and disappear, and shouldn't
> require restarting the web-server. There could be dozens of accounts
> (which means lots of Django instances).
How often would accounts be changed and if not that often, why would
restarting the web server be a problem?
Graham
> Is there any more information that would be helpful?
>
> Cheers & thank you,
> Brian
>
> On Nov 26, 10:32 pm, Graham Dumpleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 27, 2:06 pm, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Hi everyone,
>
> > > Here's a questions I just posted on stackoverflow.com (because I like
> > > that forum's layout) - but I thought posting it here might lead to
> > > more / better coverage. See:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/322694/
>
> > > Multiple installs of Django - How to configure transparent multiplex
> > > through the webserver (Lighttpd)?
>
> > Are you stuck with using Lighttpd?
>
> > Can you explain the background of the situation you have that requires
> > such a setup? May help in working out what to suggest.
>
> > Graham
>
> > > Hi Everyone,
>
> > > This question flows from the answer to: How does one set up multiple
> > > accounts with separate databases for Django on one server? (http://
> > > stackoverflow.com/questions/314515)
>
> > > I haven't seen anything like this on Google or elsewhere (perhaps I
> > > have the wrong vocabulary), so I think input could be a valuable
> > > addition to the internet discourse.
>
> > > How could one configure a server likeso:
>
> > > * One installation of Lighttpd
> > > * Multiple Django projects running as FastCGI
> > > * The Django projects may be added/removed at will, and ought not to
> > > require restarting the webserver
> > > * Transparent redirection of all requests/responses to a particular
> > > Django installation depending on the current user
>
> > > I.e. Given Django projects (with corresponding FastCGI socket):
>
> > > * Bob (/tmp/bob.fcgi)
> > > * Sue (/tmp/sue.fcgi)
> > > * Joe (/tmp/joe.fcgi)
>
> > > The Django projects being started with a (oversimplified) script
> > > likeso:
>
> > > #!/bin/sh
> > > NAME=bob
>
> > > SOCKET=/tmp/$NAME.fcgi
>
> > > PROTO=fcgi
> > > DAEMON=true
>
> > > /django_projects/$NAME/manage.py runfcgi protocol=$PROTO socket=
> > > $SOCKET
> > > daemonize=$DAEMON
> > > # ---- end
>
> > > I want traffic tohttp://www.example.com/todirectthe request to the
> > > correct Django application depending on the user that is logged in.
>
> > > In other words,http://www.example.comshouldcome"be"; /tmp/bob.fcgi
> > > if bob is logged in, /tmp/joe.fcgi if joe is logged in, /tmp/sue.fcgi
> > > if sue is logged in. If no-one is logged in, it should redirect to a
> > > login page.
>
> > > I've contemplated a demultiplexing "plexer" FastCGI script with the
> > > following algorithm:
>
> > > 1. If the cookie $PLEX is set, pipe request to /tmp/$PLEX.fcgi
>
> > > 2. Otherwise redirect to login page (which sets the cookie PLEX based
> > > on a many-to-one mapping of Username => PLEX)
>
> > > Of course as a matter of security $PLEX should be taint checked, and
> > > $PLEX shouldn't give rise to any presumption of trust.
>
> > > A Lighttpd configuration would be likeso (though Apache, Nginx, etc.
> > > could be used just as easily):
>
> > > fastcgi.server = ( "plexer.fcgi" =>
> > > ( "localhost" =>
> > > (
> > > "socket" => "/tmp/plexer.fcgi",
> > > "check-local" => "disable"
> > > )
> > > )
> > > )
> > > # ---- end
>
> > > Input and thoughts, helpful links, and to know how to properly
> > > implement the FastCGI plexer would all be appreciated.
>
> > > Thank you.
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