Installation of Python and Web2py on Dreamhost
These wiki pages pretty much cover the process.
Compiling Python on a Dreamhost
After downloading the Web2py package and installing it, the web directory is configured for serving up the cgi pages.
First the dispatch.fcgi
#!/home/user/packages/bin/python import sys from flup.server.fcgi_fork import WSGIServer import gluon.main application=gluon.main.wsgibase ## or