[Zope] AW: [Zope] Zope Newbie Needs Install Help

[Schmidt, Jens-Uwe]

	Hi John,

	I got Zope (1.X and 2.X) up and running with the "all inclusive"
package for Linux (with python included). 
	Give it a last try with this tarball and enjoy it -- you'll be
infected by the Zope Virus pretty soon.

	I never tried compiling it from source (here, the problem seems
to be quite often a python_compiled_without_threads) and never tried it
on a M$ platform.

	Don't get disappointed by the comments on the list, another one
for Zope-Newbies would be a great idea (I would switch immediately).

	Bye

	Jens



Jens-Uwe Schmidt  *  j.schmidt@first-fm.de
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> Von:	John Turner [SMTP:jturner@johnturner.com]
> Gesendet am:	Mittwoch, 1. September 1999 14:12
> An:	zope@zope.org
> Betreff:	[Zope] Zope Newbie Needs Install Help
> 
> 
> Hello, All -
> 
> My apologies if this is a sore subject with list members. 
> 
> Zope has been generating a lot of buzz, so I decided to check it out.
> I
> have been through the bugs list, the online docs, the docs distributed
> 
> with Zope, and have searched this list, to no avail.  Joining the list
> is
> my last resort.
> 
> Basically, after two weeks of trying, I have yet to get Zope to work.
> I
> have tried it on the following:
> 
> - redhat 6, compiled from source, on a system with a working
> Apache/PHP/MySQL configuration
> 
> - WinNT4 using the Zope Win32 binary release
> 
> - Win98 using the Zope Win32 binary release
> 
> - linux MIPS (Cobalt RaQ2 server) compiled from source, also with a
> working Apache/PHP/MySQL configuration
> 
> Nothing has worked so far.  It is very frustrating.  The docs do not
> coincide with the actual software (port numbers are wrong,
> installation
> steps that are listed in the docs don't happen when you install the
> software, etc).
> 
> It certainly hasn't been fun.  From the traffic on this list, it looks
> like Zope is actually something that works, but so far, I have yet to
> see
> it.  I'm still eager to try it, but my eagerness is fading fast!
> <grin>
> I'm an accomplished webmaster with experience on many platforms, and
> I've
> found my experiences so far with Zope to be extremely discouraging.
> 
> Are there any other docs that are better than those found at zope.org
> and
> distributed with the code?  Is there an installation/troubleshooting
> FAQ
> other than the one at zope.org?
> 
> I've tried Zope as PCGI with an existing webserver, and also with the
> built-in HTTPServer.  Starting up Zope with it's own server on Win32
> gets
> nothing on either port 8080 or port 9763.  The start.bat file is using
> the
> wrong python executable (python was already installed on the system).
> The
> problems go on and on, I will not bore you with them.
> 
> Any and all help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  I realize
> my
> problems and issues may be trivial to most of you, judging by the
> qualities of the posts on this list that I've seen so far.  
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide to this Zope newbie.
> 
> - John Turner
> 
>