On Sat, 9 Mar 2002, Oleg Broytmann wrote:
2. Install MySQL, MySQLdb and ZMySQLDA (or Postgres and its DA).
No, you don't need to install this.
Zope without SQL is just a toy for small sites.
I disagree with this in the most stringent way possible. An RDB is not needed for large sites and going with an OODB is not a toy. I do take offense to you considering the ZODB to be a toy. I think it does need some more capabilities then it has now but it no way is it a toy. Especially not compared to MySQL. Actually in many cases an OODB will outperform an RDB depending on the application model used. If you already have data in an RDB I can see why you want to hook zope to it or you need data in another application that can only speak to an RDB I can see why you would want to use it. However if you don't have those requirements there is no reason to tie yourself to an RDB.