[Zope] Zope and proxy servers

[Bill Anderson]

Alexander Limi wrote:
> 
> Zopistas,
> 
> I recently stumbled over a document that shows how to run ZServer via
> mod_proxy in Apache(1). Link to the document at the bottom(2).
> 
> So I thought this might be the ideal solution for us, as we don't need any of
> the standard web-server functions, as the whole site is made in Zope. (with a
> turnaround time like no other project I've ever attempted :)
> 
> So, if we set up the Squid(3) proxy/webcache to forward all requests to port
> 8080 to port 80, is there anything in particular to watch out for?
> 
> If I understand the documentation correctly, this will both be the fastest
> solution (eliminating FastCGI/PCGI and the Zope.cgi issue entirely), and
> simultaneously allow us to run other Apache sites on the box (for other
> domains), therefore also being the most flexible solution from our standpoint.
> 
> Please comment if I'm right or wrong on this.

If all you are doinf is pure Zope, why not just run ZServer and avoid
apache all together?

 

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