Internal Server Error using apache django mod_wsgi or 500 internal server error mod_wsgi apache

Question

wsgi.py

import os
os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'gis_api.settings')

from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
application = get_wsgi_application()

httpd.conf

ServerName 127.0.0.1:81
LoadFile "C:/Users/test/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/python310.dll"
LoadModule wsgi_module "C:/Users/test/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/lib/site-packages/mod_wsgi/server/mod_wsgi.cp310-win_amd64.pyd"
WSGIPythonHome "C:/Users/test/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310"
WSGIPythonPath "C:/Users/test/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/lib/site-packages/"
<VirtualHost *:81>
    WSGIScriptAlias / "D:/django_project/gis_api/gis_api/gis_api/wsgi.py"
    <Directory "D:/django_project/gis_api/gis_api/gis_api/">    
        <Files wsgi.py>
            Require all granted
        </Files>
    </Directory>

    Alias /static "D:/django_project/gis_api/gis_api/static/"
    <Directory "D:/django_project/gis_api/gis_api/static/">
        Require all granted
    </Directory>


    Alias /media "D:/django_project/gis_api/gis_api/media/"
    <Directory "D:/django_project/gis_api/gis_api/media/">
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

error.log

• mod_wsgi (pid=20212): Failed to exec Python script file 'D:/django_project/gis_api/gis_api/gis_api/wsgi.py'., referer: http://127.0.0.1:81/
• mod_wsgi (pid=20212): Exception occurred processing WSGI script 'D:/django_project/gis_api/gis_api/gis_api/wsgi.py'., referer: http://127.0.0.1:81/
• Traceback (most recent call last):\r, referer: http://127.0.0.1:81/
• ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gis_api'\r, referer: http://127.0.0.1:81/

version:

• Django 4.1.1
• mod-wsgi 4.9.4
• os window 10

I have try to all solution. But getting error. I am beginner to deployment in django apache. Pl guide me best path of deployment.

my project structure

Answer 1

WSGIPythonPath needs to point to your app directory like

WSGIPythonPath "D:/django_project/gis_api"

For the moment you are twice adding the environment path (WSGIPythonHome and...Path) to the python search path but not your apps directory.