problem adding custom module in cgi script

[bobicanprogram]

Problem:

Apache server serving an HTML file to a Firefox Browser containing a
form and
a CGI python CGI script. HTML works fine, meat of the CGI script works
fine
except that when a home grown and ordinarily functional module that is
to be
imported is added, the interpreter cannot find it.

Running cgi.test() reveals that PYTHONPATH is correctly set. Still
nada.
Adding the sys.* stuff still nada.

Items: Firefox Browser, Apache server, Python 2.5.

=======================================

The CGI script:
#! /usr/bin/python

import cgi
#cgi.test()
import sys

#sys.path.append("/myModulePath")
#sys.path.insert(0, "/myModulePath")
import myModule **************** Problem here ********************

===========================================
httpd error_log excerpt:
[Wed Dec 10 13:39:46 2008] [error] [client 192.168.1.1] Traceback
(most recent
call last):, referer: http://192.168.1.1/nee.html
[Wed Dec 10 13:39:46 2008] [error] [client 192.168.1.1]
File "/var/www/cgi-bin/noo.py", line 11, in <module>, referer:
http://192.168.1.1/nee.html
[Wed Dec 10 13:39:46 2008] [error] [client 192.168.1.1] import
myModule,
referer: http://192.168.1.1/nee.html
[Wed Dec 10 13:39:46 2008] [error] [client 192.168.1.1] ImportError:
No module
named myModule, referer: http://192.168.1.1/nee.html

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Relevant lines from http.conf:
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/var/www/cgi-bin/"
SetEnv PYTHONPATH /myModulePath
PassEnv PYTHONPATH

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

bob

 

[bobicanprogram]

Problem:

Apache server serving an HTML file to a Firefox Browser containing a
form and
a CGI python CGI script. HTML works fine, meat of the CGI script works
fine
except that when a home grown and ordinarily functional module that is
to be
imported is added, the interpreter cannot find it.

Running cgi.test() reveals that PYTHONPATH is correctly set. Still
nada.
Adding the sys.* stuff still nada.

Items: Firefox Browser, Apache server, Python 2.5.

=======================================

The CGI script:
#! /usr/bin/python

import cgi
#cgi.test()
import sys

#sys.path.append("/myModulePath")
#sys.path.insert(0, "/myModulePath")
import myModule **************** Problem here ********************

===========================================
httpd error_log excerpt:
[Wed Dec 10 13:39:46 2008] [error] [client 192.168.1.1] Traceback
(most recent
call last):, referer:http://192.168.1.1/nee.html
[Wed Dec 10 13:39:46 2008] [error] [client 192.168.1.1]
File "/var/www/cgi-bin/noo.py", line 11, in <module>, referer:http://192.168.1.1/nee.html
[Wed Dec 10 13:39:46 2008] [error] [client 192.168.1.1] import
myModule,
referer:http://192.168.1.1/nee.html
[Wed Dec 10 13:39:46 2008] [error] [client 192.168.1.1] ImportError:
No module
named myModule, referer:http://192.168.1.1/nee.html

=============================================
Relevant lines from http.conf:
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/var/www/cgi-bin/"
SetEnv PYTHONPATH /myModulePath
PassEnv PYTHONPATH

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

bob

Solution found!

The apache web server is running on a Linux box equipped with SELinux
which
was preventing apache from opening the required modules according to
the
SELinux troubleshoot browser which is available from the main menu
under the
administration moniker. Apache's error_log describes the problem as
one of
not being able to locate the said modules for import. This is
misleading to
say the least. Adjusting SELinux to allow this is the solution to the
problem; this can be done under 'main menu/administration/ SELinux
Management

bob