Django 1.5 Invalid HTTP_HOST header (Posted on June 8th, 2013)
I recently updated all the components for my blog. Going to Django 1.5 caused an issue that I had never seen before so I wanted to share the quick way to fix:
SuspiciousOperation: Invalid HTTP_HOST header
If you see that error it is because your ALLOWED_HOSTS setting variable isn't set and you have debug set to False. For a site running on Heroku your ALLOWED_HOSTS should look something this:
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["maxburstein.herokuapp.com", ".maxburstein.com"]
Having a . before my domain name will allow for any subdomains to be matched. Just a reminder this error will only show up when DEBUG is set to False so if you're running on Heroku be sure to do testing with Foreman.
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My name is Max Burstein and I am a graduate of the University of Central Florida and creator of Problem of the Day and Live Dota. I enjoy developing large, scalable web applications and I seek to change the world.