On 8/23/2012 1:42 PM, Knacktus wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm a newbie to Apache, so I hope my question makes any sense :-) ... > > I have a Python web application which runs on a RedHat 6.3 Server. I'm > not allowed to install any third party packages or modules, which are > not in the RedHat standard repository. > > My app needs to serve and recieve large static files. The file downloads > need to be authorized. Google pointed me to mod_xsendfile, which was > excatly what I was looking for. Unfortunately, I can't install it on my > server. A bit of a corollary, but I recommend that you switch hosts and purchase a VPS on which you can do anything you like. That said, I realize that this may not be an option for whatever reason (client's server, etc.). > Is there any other way to achieve a similar functionality with the > standard apache modules? > > Thanks, > > Jan While I agree that mod_xsendfile is the ideal approach, I've had no problem sending files up to 2GB in length to the user-agent via PHP script (and Python should be capable of the same). While sending files much larger than 2GB is possible, in theory, there are many obstacles that make doing so a challenge. So, if your files exceed 2GB in length, I see your concern. Otherwise, why not use "straight-up" Apache? If Apache cannot meet your authentication and/or authorization needs adequately, it seems that you have no choice but to use Python for the task, in which case you would also use Python to pass the binary files (from a location outside Apache's document root) to the user-agent. In other words, what, exactly, is the problem? Thanks, -Ben --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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