Joy
(@joyously)
WordPress can share the document tree with other software, because it uses the .htaccess file in its folder to determine which requests to handle. If the file requested exists, it is served, otherwise WordPress handles it according to the rewrite rules it has built (through creating pages, posts, taxonomies, etc. and its API).
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navins
(@navins)
Thanks Joy. So, Is it YES? Can you point me to any resources that is available to explain how can I ‘Host a python RestFul API’ from wordpress?
Joy
(@joyously)
Have you met Google?
Try not to think of it as “from WordPress”. Your API is on your server, so is WordPress. They are not mixed. If your API reads the WordPress database, that still doesn’t make it part of WordPress or anything that WordPress knows about.
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navins
(@navins)
Sorry Joy for bothering you again. Maybe I will tell my problem on a high level.
My server is a Bluehost shared machine and I have an SSL. Now I have WordPress running on it and the website that is created using the WordPress runs in https. All is well so far!!! Now I have a requirement where I need to host a python restful API and it should be hosted in https. I have a lot of unknown here,
1. How can I run python restful API on my Bluehost server that already runs my WordPress? I was not able to figure it out and that’s where I was checking can WordPress in turn host a python restful. Maybe this is a stupid question.
2. How can I reuse the certificate that I bought for my domain name for both WordPress website and python restful API? Maybe this is also a stupid question.
I tried to google but not able to find an understandable solution. I thought this forum can help me with what Google couldn’t personally.
Joy
(@joyously)
For server configuration questions, you need to be asking your host.
WordPress is just a piece of software that runs on your server. It does not preclude running other software there, but has nothing to do with certificates or other APIs.
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Jan Dembowski
(@jdembowski)
Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
Can I host a python Restful API from wordpress?
No, not really.
*Drinks coffee*
The WordPress REST API is expandable meaning you can write your own REST API endpoints in PHP using WordPress in a plugin. That does not mean you can populate the WordPress directories with Python scripts. You could but that haas nothing to do with WordPress.
What you want is impossible on EIG shared hosting plans. VPS plans from EIG would require a weberser customized to serve python scripts.
I suggest you ask your question on a more appropriate site…perhaps serverfault or webhostingtalk.
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navins
(@navins)
Thanks @jan and @dian. I guess like you mentioned I will revert the question to a different site. Thanks, @dian for suggesting forums! its helpful
Heh, one says yes, the other no. Yet they’re both right! Which answer applies depends on what software architecture you had in mind. Python from within WP itself would be a NO as Jan said. Python elsewhere on the server such as in /cgi-bin/ that is independent from WP would be a YES.
If both resources are accessed through the domain of your SSL certificate, then it will work for both. If you access your Python API through its filename, that file will be served and WP does not enter into the equation. If your Python API utilizes a virtual route that is not physically present, you will need a rewrite rule set in .htaccess telling the server how to handle such a request.
Normally, all virtual routes will go to WP. You need a rule set that sees a specific Python API route and redirects such routes to the Python file instead of the WP installation.
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navins
(@navins)
@bcworks Thanks for letting me know that there is a possibility 🙂 Though I am not the expert with this I know at least where /cgi-bin/ is.
With the confidence that you have provided, I will try to develop a sample py file and drop it under /cgi-bin/ and access through its file name. The problem is I don’t find any relevant information on this on the web, so I will try this and keep this thread posted.
Thanks again!!
With the confidence that you have provided, I will try to develop a sample py file and drop it under /cgi-bin/ and access through its file name.
And it won’t work on a properly-configured webserver (meaning one that runs CGI scripts without requiring 0777 permissions).
If you want to reliably serve Python scripts with Apache 2.4.x, please take a look at the following:
https://modwsgi.readthedocs.io/en/develop/
You will not be able to install mod_wsgi on shared hosting, though it is remotely possible a shared host will have mod_wsgi installed. If you have a VPS, you can follow the installation instructions in the above link to install mod_wsgi.
