[Zope] How? ZServer + PCGI

[Alex Rice]

On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 22:18:24 -0700,
Amos Latteier <amos@aracnet.com> said:

Amos> Look at ZServer/INSTALL.txt and ZServer/README.txt
Amos> Also try the ZServer start script:
Amos>   $ python1.5.2 z2.py -h

Yes, thanks.

Amos> w_pcgi.py will compile the PCGI wrapper which you will need unless
Amos> you are using mod_pcgi or already have it compiled.

Amos> The basic idea of using PCGI and ZServer is this:

Amos> browser <--HTTP--> webserver <--CGI--> pcgi wrapper <--PCGI--> ZServer

Amos> Basically using PCGI with ZServer is exactly like using PCGI
Amos> normally, except for the fact that the long running process that
Amos> the PCGI wrapper communicates with is ZServer, not
Amos> pcgi_publisher.py The upshot of this difference is that you need
Amos> to start ZServer before you can use PCGI, since the PCGI wrapper
Amos> does not currently know how to activate ZServer. Also you need to
Amos> configure ZServer to communicate w/ PCGI, which is normally done
Amos> by passing the path to a PCGI info file to the PCGI Server.

OK, that clarifies things quite a bit. However, here is what I have. I
still can't get it working.

(using 2.0a2, python 1.5.2) I have already have a working Apache rewrite
rule I have been using for some time with pcgi_publisher.

  % python w_pcgi.py
  % chown -R nobody var/
  % chgrp -R nobody var/
  % cp Zope.cgi /home/httpd/cgi-bin/
  % python z2.py -d 198.59.115.2 -p Zope.cgi 

** [ why can't I leave off the DNS server, and let -p default to Zope.cgi? ]

zinit: Tue Jun 15 00:12:19 1999: Houston, we have forked
zinit: Tue Jun 15 00:12:19 1999: Houston, we have forked
zinit: Tue Jun 15 00:12:19 1999: Hi, I just forked off a kid: 4596
log: adding channel <trigger  at 83dbcf8>
log: adding channel <zhttp_server  at 8407960>
Warning: computing default hostname
Medusa (V1.7) started at Tue Jun 15 00:12:24 1999
        Hostname: localhost
        Port:9673
log: adding channel <FTPServer  at 8407948>
FTP server started at Tue Jun 15 00:12:24 1999
        Authorizer:None
        Hostname: monsoon
        Port: 9221
log: adding channel <PCGIServer  at 84287c8>
log: adding channel <secure_monitor_server  at 8429728>
Monitor Server (V1.2) started on port 9999

** [ now I browse to http://localhost/manage and I get this back from z2.py]

log: adding channel <PCGIChannel at 84290a0>
Unhandled exception in thread:
Traceback (innermost last):
  File
"/usr/share/Zope-2.0.0a2-src/ZServer/PubCore/ZServerPublisher.py", line
97, in __init__
    response._finish()
  File "/usr/share/Zope-2.0.0a2-src/ZServer/PCGIServer.py", line 348, in
_finish
    self.stdout.close()
  File "/usr/share/Zope-2.0.0a2-src/ZServer/PCGIServer.py", line 383, in
close
    Wakeup()
  File "/usr/share/Zope-2.0.0a2-src/ZServer/medusa/select_trigger.py",
line 80, in pull_trigger
    self.trigger.sendto (msg, self.addr)
socket.error: (13, 'Permission denied')

**[ ^C out of z2.py, and look for other python processes, there are none]

Amos> Clearly we need to improve our documentation, and our installation
Amos> programs :-( Note: we haven't yet overhauled the install
Amos> documentation for Zope 2.  As always, we're open to constructive
Amos> criticism, suggestions, and contributions.

It's very likely that I shouldn't be mucking around with an alpha
release.  However I really want to learn Zclasses and start using FTP
and WebDav. Also if this is going to ship this month then I guess you
need as many monkeys banging on it as possible?

Once this all sinks in (and I get it running) I'll try to make some
constructive suggestions.

Alex Rice    |    alrice@swcp.com    |    http://www.swcp.com/~alrice
    Current Location: N. Rio Grande Bioregion, Southwestern USA