Apache doesn't load static folder for Django project

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I have a Django 1.4.5 project called mp which I'm trying to run on my localhost using Apache 2.4. Following the official tutorial for Django with mod_wsgi (How to use Django with Apache and mod_wsgi) I managed to display my Django page when I visit http://127.0.0.1:8801/.

My project folder mp is located in /opt/masterportal/mp, and the static files are located in /opt/masterportal/mp/mp/static.

This is my masterportal.conf file in /etc/apache2/sites-available:

Listen 8081
<VirtualHost *:8081>
     ServerAdmin [email protected]

     XSendFilePath /opt/masterportal/mp/mp/uploads/
     <Files *.*>
         XSendFile On
     </Files>

     WSGIDaemonProcess masterportal python-path=/opt/masterportal/mp:/opt/masterportal/mp/env/dev/lib/python2.7/site-packages
     WSGIProcessGroup masterportal
     WSGIScriptAlias / /opt/masterportal/mp/mp/apache/wsgi.py

     Alias /static /opt/masterportal/mp/mp/static

     <Directory /opt/masterportal/mp/mp/static>
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     <Location />
        WSGIProcessGroup masterportal
        Require all granted
     </Location>
</VirtualHost>

However, the website at http://127.0.0.1:8801 can't find any of the static files. This is odd, because the exact same project works on the server of my university (where I don't have access to the apache configuration). So there must be something wrong with my Apache configuration, but I can't see what. I'm desperate for help.

Some general information: I'm using Django 1.4.5 (because this is the version on the university server), and Apache 2.4. The project runs in a virtualenv located here /opt/masterportal/mp/env. I also tried it with Alias /static/ instead of Alias /static, but that didn't work either. My apache2.conf is still original - I made no changes there.

Edit: Here's my configuration for the site in /etc/apache2/conf-available/:

    <Location "/mp/2015/suse">
        ProxyPass https://my-computername:8081/
        ProxyPassReverse https://my-computername:8081/
        RequestHeader set X-FORWARDED-PROTOCOL ssl
        RequestHeader set X-FORWARDED-SSL on
    </Location>

What happens when you go to the path of a static file in your browser? Is this a simple 404, or you can get more logs? — Raphael Laurent
– Raphael Laurent, Commented Sep 7, 2014 at 16:35

Norman8054 · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-07 17:29:07Z

1

Try to move the lines

Alias /static /opt/masterportal/mp/mp/static

<Directory /opt/masterportal/mp/mp/static>
   Require all granted
</Directory>

before

 WSGIDaemonProcess masterportal python-path=/opt/masterportal/mp:/opt/masterportal/mp/env/dev/lib/python2.7/site-packages
 WSGIProcessGroup masterportal
 WSGIScriptAlias / /opt/masterportal/mp/mp/apache/wsgi.py

because the link with /static/some_static_files... might be forwared to the wsgi app instead of pointing to the static directory.

answered Sep 7, 2014 at 17:29

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TheWaveLad Over a year ago

Thank you, but unfortunately it doesn't work either.

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