sudo apachectl restart
just posting this so
1. you can see the headaches i go through for our work
2. hopefully others in the world can avoid those headaches
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Python Apache ExecCGI MySQLdb on OS X Leopard
view log
on Leopard
to see necessary information as you proceed
tail -f /var/log/apache2/error_log
first error
incorrect permissions
set permissions to at least 755 on your .py scripts
second error