----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Thompson" <artdruid@hotmail.com> To: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 3:33 PM Subject: [Zope] What if you can use Zope on development server only?
Has anyone used Zope in a scenario where you don't have control of
the
production server? In other words, I'm in a non-profit organization that rents space from a web host. That web host doesn't have Zope installed and has no plans to install it. I *might* be able to put Zope on my own personal Linux server, which would really make that machine like a development server. Does anyone have any experience utilizing Zope in a scenario where the development and production servers are separate and the production server doesn't have Zope on it?
I originally tried running Zope at pair.com, where I didn't have root access to the box. I *did* have the ability to run CGIs and telnet in, however. You can get Zope running in such a scenario. And, if they're running Apache with mod_rewrite, you can even make Zope serve up your site's root. One note though: many ISPs don't want you to run a long-lived process. If that's their policy, then you'll run into trouble that way. As far as running separate development and production servers, I believe you can get something going. I think someone made a Product that will mirror your Zope database in separate files. You'll lose all of Zope's cool dynamic ability, but you'll at least be able to take advantage of the content management. Kevin