Host php and django on same apache server

To host both PHP and Django sites on the same Apache server, you just need to configure Apache to handle each type of application differently.

Here’s how it works in practice:

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🔧 Key Idea

Apache can serve:

• PHP via mod_php or PHP-FPM
• Django via a WSGI interface (usually mod_wsgi)

Each site gets its own virtual host configuration.

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🧱 Typical Setup

1. PHP Site

Handled normally with PHP enabled:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName php-site.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/php-site

    <Directory /var/www/php-site>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

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2. Django Site

Uses mod_wsgi to run the Django app:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName django-site.com

    WSGIDaemonProcess django_site python-home=/var/www/django-site/venv python-path=/var/www/django-site
    WSGIProcessGroup django_site
    WSGIScriptAlias / /var/www/django-site/project/wsgi.py

    <Directory /var/www/django-site/project>
        <Files wsgi.py>
            Require all granted
        </Files>
    </Directory>

    Alias /static /var/www/django-site/static
    <Directory /var/www/django-site/static>
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

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⚠️ Things to Watch Out For

1. Port / Domain Separation

• Use different domains (recommended), e.g.:
  • example.com → PHP
  • app.example.com → Django
• Or different ports (less common)

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2. Python Environment

• Always use a virtual environment for Django
• Keep dependencies isolated from system Python

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3. Performance Considerations

• PHP runs inside Apache (or via PHP-FPM)
• Django runs as a separate WSGI process
  ➡️ They won’t conflict, but you need enough memory for both

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4. Static Files

• Apache can serve static files for both apps
• Django static files should be collected (collectstatic)

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✅ Alternative (Often Better)

Many modern setups use:

• Apache or Nginx as a reverse proxy
• Django served via:
  • gunicorn or uwsgi
• PHP via PHP-FPM

This gives better scalability and separation.

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🧠 Bottom Line

Yes—you can run both on the same Apache server by:

• Using VirtualHosts
• Enabling both PHP support and mod_wsgi

 

 

 

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Host Php/Django On Ubuntu

On Ubuntu this is very straightforward. I’ll walk you through a clean, practical setup where Apache hosts both a PHP site and a Django app.

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🧰 1. Install Required Packages

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php python3 python3-venv python3-pip libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3

Enable Apache modules:

sudo a2enmod wsgi
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2

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🐘 2. Set Up Your PHP Site

Create a directory:

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/php-site
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/php-site

Test PHP:

echo "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" > /var/www/php-site/index.php

Create config:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/php-site.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName php.local
    DocumentRoot /var/www/php-site

    <Directory /var/www/php-site>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Enable it:

sudo a2ensite php-site

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🐍 3. Set Up Your Django App

Create project

mkdir -p /var/www/django-site
cd /var/www/django-site

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

pip install django
django-admin startproject project .

Test locally:

python manage.py runserver

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Configure WSGI + Apache

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/django-site.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName django.local

    WSGIDaemonProcess django_site python-home=/var/www/django-site/venv python-path=/var/www/django-site
    WSGIProcessGroup django_site
    WSGIScriptAlias / /var/www/django-site/project/wsgi.py

    <Directory /var/www/django-site/project>
        <Files wsgi.py>
            Require all granted
        </Files>
    </Directory>

    Alias /static /var/www/django-site/static
    <Directory /var/www/django-site/static>
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

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📦 4. Prepare Django for Production

Edit settings:

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["django.local"]
STATIC_ROOT = "/var/www/django-site/static"

Then:

python manage.py collectstatic

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🌐 5. Enable the Django Site

sudo a2ensite django-site
sudo systemctl reload apache2

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🧪 6. Local Testing (Important)

Edit your hosts file:

sudo nano /etc/hosts

Add:

127.0.0.1 php.local
127.0.0.1 django.local

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⚠️ Common Gotchas

🔐 Permissions

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/django-site

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📁 Static files not loading?

Make sure:

• collectstatic was run
• Apache Alias /static is correct

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🧠 mod_wsgi vs modern setup

This works well, but many production setups prefer:

• Apache → reverse proxy
• Django → Gunicorn
• PHP → PHP-FPM

More scalable, but slightly more complex.

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✅ Final Result

You’ll have:

• http://php.local → PHP site
• http://django.local → Django app

Running on the same Apache server without conflict.