Hmmm... interesting results, but not quite as depressing as they may seem.
min avg max Apache/PHP total: 31 35 40 Zope (ZServer) total: 42 163 293
Speaking with my business head on, these figures are close enough that they don't matter. Zope's advantages as a development platform and low cost of ownership mean I would happily throw more hardware at a Zope solution to overcome any performance penalty that arises. And that's not even considering anything that ZEO will bring to the party. Generally we view hardware is pretty much free when compared to people, who are quite expensive. This breaks down on *really* high traffic sites, but there aren't that many of those around.... and if you find yourself there, there's always solutions like Squid and ZEO in your back pocket. I think I'll go back to being a developer now, before the rest of my group start asking for pay rises and/or new machines :-) Simon PS - don't forget Zope is fun to work on and an exciting community to be a member of - a major attraction. --------- My opinions are my own, NIP's opinions are theirs ---------- Simon J. Coles Email: simon@nipltd.com New Information Paradigms Work Phone: +44 1344 753703 http://www.nipltd.com/ Work Fax: +44 1344 753742 =============== Life is too precious to take seriously ===============