Hello List, I am new to this list and to zope. My company has a client who just requested that we move their site and make some additions to it. I was handed this project the only problem is their site runs on zope. I don't know zope or python. This isn't a big deal learning languages and platforms can be done easily enough. However, their we cannot ftp into the server that is currently holding their files. This means that everything will need to be rewritten from the ground up, unless zope has some functionality that will allow us to grab their site's back end. Can this be done and if so how? J. Thomas Enders Web Developer email: tome@corp.ptd.net phone: 610-826-9426 The only lessons you learn are from things that you regret
On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 09:26:15AM -0400, Tom Enders wrote:
enough. However, their we cannot ftp into the server that is currently holding their files. This means that everything will need to be rewritten from the ground up, unless zope has some functionality that will allow us to grab their site's back end. >
Can this be done and if so how?
Hi Tom, I'm not quite sure I understand your problem, but Zope comes with a builtin ftp server which usually listens on the "21" port instead of "80". So if their Zope runs at port 8080, chances are that you can ftp into the server on port 8021 and access all the objects in a normal "file system" manner. you could also export the "root" folder of the old Zope instance and re-import it into a *subfolder* of the new Zope server and move stuff over from there. Good luck, uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp, Nionex GmbH http://www.nionex.com/ Uwe.Schuerkamp@nionex.net FON: +49 (0)5241 / 80 10 66, FAX: / 806 23 38 GnuPG KeyID: 5887047D Avenwedder Str. 55, 33311 Guetersloh GnuPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61
I am new to this list and to zope. My company has a client who just requested that we move their site and make some additions to it. I was handed this project the only problem is their site runs on zope. I don't know zope or python. This isn't a big deal learning languages and platforms can be done easily enough. However, their we cannot ftp into the server that is currently holding their files. This means that everything will need to be rewritten from the ground up, unless zope has some functionality that will allow us to grab their site's back end.
Notice that downloading site content over ftp and then uploading it into another Zope instance will definitely broke the things. You need http access to Zope Management Interface so you can export data and than reimport it into another Zope. Usually you need to access http://site.com/manage or http://site.com:8080/manage end enter enter some login and password... Another way is moving Data.fs file where all things are usually stored. And you will need to install third-party filesystem-based products used by this site to use it.
Tom Enders wrote at 2003-7-8 09:26 -0400:
I am new to this list and to zope. My company has a client who just requested that we move their site and make some additions to it.
Do you stay with Zope? In this case, move the complete storage file (usually "var/Data.fs") to your development server (by any way: http, CD, scp, ...) Dieter
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