Python working on Apache

mod_python is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server. With mod_python you can write web-based applications in Python that will run many times faster than traditional CGI and will have access to advanced features such as ability to retain database connections and other data between hits and access to Apache internals.

Adding permission to serve the htdocs directory

In some (sane) Linux distributions (like SuSE 9.0) serving directories other than the
document-root “/srv/www/htdocs” with Apache is switched off by default for
security reasons in “/etc/httpd/httpd.conf” (or for Apache2 “/etc/apache2/httpd.conf”):

# forbid access to the entire filesystem by default
<Directory />
Options None
AllowOverride None
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</Directory>

To allow Apache to serve directories outside of the document root you have to add these
lines to “/etc/httpd/httpd.conf” (in SuSE it is recommended to create a new “http.conf.local” and
include this file in “/etc/sysconfig/apache2″):

Alias /wiki/ "/usr/share/moin/htdocs/"
<Directory "/usr/share/moin/htdocs/">
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory>
ScriptAlias /mywiki "/usr/share/moin/mywiki/cgi-bin/moin.cgi"
<Directory "/usr/share/moin/mywiki/cgi-bin">
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Directory>

List of .htaccess Examples

From the .htaccess cheatsheet

Advanced mod_rewrite Expert Tricks

Most if not all web developers and server administrators struggle with Apache mod_rewrite. It’s very tough and only gets a little easier with practice. Until Now! Get ready to explode your learning curve,…. The following undocumented techniques and methods will allow you to utilize mod_rewrite at an “expert level” by showing you how to unlock its secrets.

htaccess tips

htaccess Guide Sections

htaccess tricks for Webmasters
HTTP Header control with htaccess
mod_php or php as a cgi with htaccess tips, htaccess php tricks
SEO Redirects without mod_rewrite
mod_rewrite tips and tricks with RewriteEngine, RewriteBase, RewriteRule, and RewriteCond
Caching, cache-control, cache, expires, and optimizing htaccess

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htaccess and .htaccess rewrite links

Apache Documentation
First, here are several links to the definitive source for Apache 1.3 and Apache 2.0 specifically related to using .htaccess, especially for redirecting URLs and blocking bad bots and spammers.
Apache 1.3

Apache 1.3: Authentication, Authorization, and Access Control
Apache 1.3: Module mod_access
Apache 1.3: Module mod_rewrite URL Rewriting Engine
Apache 1.3: Module mod_setenvif
Apache 1.3: Modules
Apache 1.3 Tutorial: .htaccess [...]