Sample mod_wsgi Django file

gistfile1.py

"""
WSGI application configuration.

Read http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IntegrationWithDjango to learn
more about integrating with Django.
"""

import os
import site
import sys

#
# Settings configuration
#
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'myproject.settings'


#
# Path information
#
WSGI_ROOT = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
SITE_ROOT = os.path.dirname(WSGI_ROOT)
PATHS = [
    SITE_ROOT,
]


#
# Virtualenv configuration
#
activate_this = os.path.join(SITE_ROOT, "siteenv/bin/activate_this.py")
execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))


#
# Path Configuration
# Configure the system path for the wsgi process to mirror the virtualenv
# http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/VirtualEnvironments
#

# Remember original sys.path.
prev_sys_path = list(sys.path)

# Add each new site-packages directory.
for path in PATHS:
  site.addsitedir(path)

# Reorder sys.path so new directories are at the front.
new_sys_path = []
for item in list(sys.path):
    if item not in prev_sys_path:
        new_sys_path.append(item)
        sys.path.remove(item)
sys.path[:0] = new_sys_path


#
# Define the wsgi application
#

import django.core.handlers.wsgi

_application = django.core.handlers.wsgi.WSGIHandler()

def application(environ, start_response):
    """
    Custom application to properly forward the url scheme (http/https)
    to Apache when served behind a proxy by nginx.
    """
    environ['wsgi.url_scheme'] = environ.get('HTTP_X_URL_SCHEME', 'http')
    return _application(environ, start_response)