March 2000 - Zope - Zope lists

Server Sizing
by Baker, Dennis (sjmr) 22 Mar '00

22 Mar '00

Ok, I finally did it. I got my boss to slip a nice little application server in the budget. So here I am trying to spec out a nice Zope server. What should my priorities be when building this beast, I think we'll be able to spend about $10 Grand on this beast. We will be running a secure site using Apache and OpenSSL, and we are targeting about 100 continuous concurrent users. I have already set SOME priorities, because uptime is a big issue so the server will have redundant power supplies and hardware RAID 5. Beyond that, what do you suggest. Is memory more important than processor speed? Is it important to go with a Multi-processor server or will Zope/ Linux take advantage of a multi processor setup? Dream a little server for me :)

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newbie CGI question
by jessica lee tishmack 22 Mar '00

22 Mar '00

I currently have a site that uses numerous perl cgi scripts....I have successfully managed to transfer all the static pages to Zope...however, what about CGI scripts? Does Zope support them? Can I use the Zserver with these scripts or should I use the other server (with Apache)? Also, from the Zope experts out there, I need your opinion. I am considering using Zope for my existing web site (it's fairly large) ...however, I would still like to continue to use perl/cgi, (have a lot of time invested in my already existing scripts), and not use much Python (no flames please...haha). I like the graphical capabilities of Zope, and the ability to assign roles to certain users...but I don't know if this is worth switching, especially if I am going to continue to use perl/cgi (if that's even possible)...any suggestions out there? Thanks in Advance, Jessica

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Re: [Zope] newbie CGI question
by Hung Jung Lu 21 Mar '00

21 Mar '00

jessica lee tishmack <jlt2970-(a)sci.tamucc.edu> wrote: >what about CGI scripts? Does Zope support them? Can I use the Zserver >with these scripts or should I use the other server (with Apache)? >... >if this is worth switching, especially if I am going to continue to use >perl/cgi (if that's even possible)...any suggestions out there? You will have to use Apache + mod_perl + mod_rewrite + Zope. This way, you send the CGI requests to the cgi-bin, and the rest requests to Zope. The details could be somewhat involved. :( (see the following quote in http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html `` Despite the tons of examples and docs, mod_rewrite is voodoo. Damned cool voodoo, but still voodoo. '' -- Brian Moore bem(a)news.cmc.net ) But it is definitely worth it. And I would guess many people out there actually use this configuration. I guess it is possible for someone to write some Zope product for Perl (a la mod_perl), but it would be major engineering to be fully compatible with Perl. If you don't mind re-launching the Perl interpreter every single time (I know, it's primitive), it's easy to execute the perl command from a Zope external method. For now, the best bet is probably Apache + mod_perl + mod_rewrite + Zope. Hung Jung ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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Newbie: upload and MySql
by Marc DANAI 21 Mar '00

21 Mar '00

Hi, I went thru mailing list but I did not find a response to my problem. I've written simple form with one text field and one file type: <form action="/content/result" method="post" ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data"> <input name="c_title" width=30 value=""> <input type="file" name="c_body:file" width=30> <input type="SUBMIT" name="SUBMIT" value="Submit"> </form> result method is: .... <dtml-call "manage_upload(REQUEST['c_body'].read())"> <dtml-var REQUEST> .... When I press Submit button I get Error Type: NameError Error Value: manage_upload Any suggestion? b) How can I simply affiche (if I find a PB) the upload content in browser? c) How can insert uploaded content in MySql. I Have to use: VALUES ( '<dtml-var c_title>', '<dtml-call "manage_upload(REQUEST['c_body'].read())">' ) It works? it seems bizarre? Thank's __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

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Installation Directory Problems in a W2K install
by Jason Vagner 21 Mar '00

21 Mar '00

Hi. I installed Zope 2.1.6 on a W2K machine and have one problem installing additional components. I have tried to install TinyTable, Squishdot, Photo, ZPhoto-Album, and others but NONE of them get noticed by Zope when re-starting the service. A clue, I believe, is in this error message when trying to "import" ZPhotoAlbum.zexp: --- Zope Error Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource. Error Type: Bad Request Error Value: File does not exist: C:\PROGRA~1\ZOPE-S~1\import\ZPhotoAlbum.zexp --- Shouldn't that directory be: C:\PROGRA~1\ZOPE-S~1\inst\import\ZPhotoAlbum.zexp ??? None of the lib installations that would be in ..\inst\lib get noticed upon restart, which leads me to think that somewhere in the installation it doesn't have the "installation" setting correct. Thanks. Jason

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delete from REQUEST?
by Ragnar Beer 21 Mar '00

21 Mar '00

Hi Zopistas! I need to get rid (completely) of some items in REQUEST that were passed from a form. Is there an opposite to REQUEST.set() that deletes instead e.g. REQUEST.delete() or so? --Ragnar

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Re: [Zope] 3rd post - Renaming and the Z Search Interface
by Rik Hoekstra 21 Mar '00

21 Mar '00

I've used Z Search Interface to create a set of forms and reports. I renamed some of the objects, including the data source. I've corrected all of the values that are visible via the Zope management interface so that the new names are reflected. All of the queries run by independantly if tested. But none of the reports (search results) operate if they are run via the Z Search interface pages (they did before the renaming ops). The error returned is: Zope Error Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource. Resource not found [RH] Could you send us the traceback with error message, so that we can see which resource can't be found? Otherwise it will be difficult to help. Additionally, there is one Z Search Interface "form" that will not open at all, even if *all* of it's text is stripped out. At that point, to the "naked eye", there is no content to the method at all. I was expecting to find some hidden properties associated with the objects that I could tweak and fix these errors but no luck. What is hidden from me that I cannot access? Or is this evidence of some corruption in the ZODB? And are these "oddities" (as they appear to me now) peculiar to the Z Search Interface or is this common behavior with Zope in general? [RH]Hm, I actually did experience something more or less the same, but it went away when I made a new search interface. Did you try to make a new search interface and copy (or re-implement) some of you code there. Did that give the same errors? Rik

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Re: [Zope] delete from REQUEST?
by Tres Seaver 21 Mar '00

21 Mar '00

"Loren Stafford" <lstaffor(a)dynalogic.com> wrote: > > The REQUEST object is defined in ../lib/python/ZPublisher/BaseRequest.py. I > don't see a delete there, but by studying that code, I'm sure you could > easily implement one. > > -- Loren > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ragnar Beer <rbeer(a)uni-goettingen.de> > To: <zope(a)zope.org> > Sent: March 21, 2000 09:47 AM > Subject: [Zope] delete from REQUEST? > > > Hi Zopistas! > > > > I need to get rid (completely) of some items in REQUEST that were > > passed from a form. Is there an opposite to REQUEST.set() that > > deletes instead e.g. REQUEST.delete() or so? The REQUEST object stores form data in its .form member, which is a Python dictionary. You will need to find a way to execute the statement, "del REQUEST.form[ 'variableToErase' ]", or the equivalent expression, "delattr( REQUEST.form, 'variableToErase' )", neither of which can be done from DTML or from PythonMethods (ergo, must be done in an ExternalMethod or done from a Python product). -- ========================================================= Tres Seaver tseaver(a)palladion.com 713-523-6582 Palladion Software http://www.palladion.com

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Re: [Zope] [Newbie] Document unviewable
by Rik Hoekstra 21 Mar '00

21 Mar '00

Hello, I still can't figure out why my DTML document gives me the following Zope error : Zope Error Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource. Error Type: AttributeError Error Value: __call__ when I ask Zope to view it as the document is in a sub-folder, but viewable without problem when the document is in the root folder. Any rational explanation ? A link to the revelant paragraph in the documentation ? [RH]Can you send us more detailed information: the exact dtml for the local and the subobject method and the traceback of the error (you can get it by viewing the source of the error page) Rik

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3rd post - Renaming and the Z Search Interface
by Michael Simcich 21 Mar '00

21 Mar '00

I've used Z Search Interface to create a set of forms and reports. I renamed some of the objects, including the data source. I've corrected all of the values that are visible via the Zope management interface so that the new names are reflected. All of the queries run by independantly if tested. But none of the reports (search results) operate if they are run via the Z Search interface pages (they did before the renaming ops). The error returned is: Zope Error Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource. Resource not found Additionally, there is one Z Search Interface "form" that will not open at all, even if *all* of it's text is stripped out. At that point, to the "naked eye", there is no content to the method at all. I was expecting to find some hidden properties associated with the objects that I could tweak and fix these errors but no luck. What is hidden from me that I cannot access? Or is this evidence of some corruption in the ZODB? And are these "oddities" (as they appear to me now) peculiar to the Z Search Interface or is this common behavior with Zope in general? Thanks Michael Simcich AccessTools

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