Hi, I am new to Zope -- really excited about it -- but have a few basic questions (which I'm sure have been asked before). 1. HOW WELL DOES ZOPE SCALE? Is anybody out there using this for high traffic sites? We have been using a custom blend of PHP and Mysql for a busy site and it works pretty well (although MySQL seems to choke when we get really slammed). How well does Zope scale? 2. HOW FAST IS ZOPE? VS PHP? And how does it compare to the PHP/MySQL combo? Are their any benchmarks available? It seems pretty quick but I'm not sure what type of transactions are going on below the surface of the pages I'm looking at. 3. HOW WELL DOES ZOPE WORK WITH MYSQL? We have built some pretty serious backend with PHP and MySQL and I'd love to be able to keep our database structure etc. 4. HAS ANYBODY COMPARED ZOPE WITH VIGNETTE? Some of our big clients have considered using Vignette. Seems Zope has largely the same mission -- albeit with a lot of catch up to do. Has anybody made a similiar comparison -- and if so do you have any info or ideas to share? 4. MIGRATING What is the best way to migrate from a traditional web structure to Zope? For instance do you have to rebuild and register all of your objects with Zope through the web interface? Or can you upload files and have them be recognized by Zope? Thanks for the help Ben ..::..::..:..:.:..::..::.::..:.:..:..::.:::...::.: PLATFORM NETWORK http://www.platform.net v 718.387.5164 .::. f 718.387.5204 :.:..:.:..::.::..:....::..::.::..:.:..::..::.::.:. This e-mail document contains confidential and proprietary information of Platform Network Corp. Do not copy, reproduce in any medium, or disclose without the prior permission of Platform Network Corp.