Apache's strength is that it serves static content reliably and at high volumes. It is also quite good at handing off requests to other systems. By itself, Apache doesn't really have any programming framework... though you can certainly load in stuff like PHP. If you think about Apache that way, Zope isn't really a replacement for Apache. Think of Zope as a replacement for PHP/ASP/JSP. Zope is a full-featured app framework, as opposed to a file-oriented scripting language. Zope is highly object oriented and provides security that is strong, flexible *and* intuitive. And you can program it in Python, which is its own reward. :-) Though it's possible to run Zope *instead* of Apache, it's quite common to run Apache as a reverse proxy for Zope. Both systems can serve HTTP requests, but they really aren't in competition with each other. I'd encourage you to look at Zope knowing that you will still be able to leverage your knowledge of Apache. HTH, Dylan At 07:33 PM 3/16/2003, Jianping Zhu wrote:

I am prtty good in apache, but have a little bot knowlege about zope. Can somebody tell me what advantabes does zope have over apache. or point to me some article comparing zope to apache?

Thanks

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