Logging problem solved! Finally! Turns out it was just that web2py is using the file error.log for the wsgi output, while apache (httpd) is using error_log. In case this helps anyone else, on the homebrew version of httpd the log files are located in /opt/homebrew/var/log/httpd
So my local apache/mod_wsgi setup is working as expected now on mac On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 1:55:04 PM UTC-5 Ian W. Scott wrote: > Okay, my one remaining problem is logging output. I'm using the default > logging settings for web2py, and it usually is output in the apache error > log. But nothing appears in the error log for my mac installation of apache > (homebrew version of httpd). The apache server notices are showing up there > (e.g., for startup and shutdown) but none of the web2py output. Any > suggestions? > > I've solved the python import issues and web2py is running fine aside from > the logging. To fix the issue I had to: > > - add the location of my virtual environment to the WSGIDaemonProcess line > of my apache virtual host file: python-home="/path/to/my/virtualenv" > - install each of the missing python modules in that virtual environment > > Since I couldn't see logging output I figured out what was missing by > viewing each of the error ticket files in my web2py application's `errors` > folder. Time consuming, but did the trick. > > If you have any suggestions about getting the logging output I'd be very > grateful! > > Ian > > On Friday, December 23, 2022 at 3:36:02 AM UTC-5 Massimiliano wrote: > >> Sorry I didn't notice that you use apache. >> Can I ask you why? >> In my dev machine I use the web2py internal server for simplicity. >> >> Anyway have you setup uwsgi to use the right python? >> >> Il giorno ven 23 dic 2022 alle ore 09:22 Massimiliano <[email protected]> >> ha scritto: >> >>> How do you start web2py? >>> >>> Il giorno ven 23 dic 2022 alle ore 03:39 Ian W. Scott <[email protected]> >>> ha scritto: >>> >>>> So it looks like it's a problem importing python modules. I'm using a >>>> virtualenv (pyenv) and web2py isn't finding the modules I installed for >>>> this version. There may be other issues too (since the logging isn't >>>> working!) but this is something I can fix... >>>> >>>> On Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 8:43:56 PM UTC-5 Ian W. Scott wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've just moved to mac for my development and am trying to rebuild my >>>>> (formerly Linux) web2py dev environment. But I've hit a complete dead end: >>>>> - web2py is generating 500 errors in the browser >>>>> - there's no log output in the apache logs at all (so no error >>>>> messages) >>>>> - none of the db table files are being created in the databases folder >>>>> - a ticket number is being generated, but I can't access any tickets >>>>> (get a 500 error there too) >>>>> >>>>> Since I can't see any logging output I'm at a complete loss how to >>>>> debug this! >>>>> >>>>> I'm using apache (homebrew httpd) with mod_wsgi and postgresql >>>>> (psycopg2) and they both seem to be working fine apart from web2py. I'm >>>>> pretty sure apache is configured properly and I can access files from the >>>>> "static" folder. But anything that goes through the db seems not to be >>>>> working at all. >>>>> >>>>> Any thoughts about how to start tackling this? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Resources: >>>> - http://web2py.com >>>> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) >>>> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) >>>> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "web2py-users" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/9483abf7-67d5-4407-a04d-bca90c418a28n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/9483abf7-67d5-4407-a04d-bca90c418a28n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Massimiliano >>> >> >> >> -- >> Massimiliano >> > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/web2py/4ac7ff93-3c05-4a87-9cd9-3020389f11d6n%40googlegroups.com.
