(*) You need a Windows program that can handle tarballs, as ZMySQLDA, like most Zope "Products", is not distributed as a .zip file
Most Zope products are tarballs, due to the *nix centric community. But last time I checked winzip, power archiver etc all did tar balls.
6. Try to install MySQL-python (filename "MySQL-python-0.9.1.win32-py2.1.exe") (*) This will fail, because the Windows installer program will only unpack the files if it can find a "Python Installation" directory to unpack it into. There is no way to specify your Zope Python install as it will only let you choose a Python install that is finds in the registry (I *think*). I.e., you fscking NEED Python to get access to the files. A .zip file was not available for download.
Yep, but this is a fault of most python installers and a bit the Zope installer. I would fully recommend installing your own python such as ActivePython with the win32 extension built in and then you are done.
7. Download and install the win32 Python 2.1.2 (to match your Zope 2.5.0's Python)
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