[Zope] Hooking Zope into Apache - please read

[Tres Seaver]

Tom Deprez <tom.deprez@uz.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> No, this is not a question on how to do it. All the how-to's available
> clearly explain this... it just an informational question and I hope
> somebody can give me a straight answer.
> 
> In reading Jeff Shelton's Python conference summaries (by the way, thanks
> Jeff for doing this! Now, people who're not able (because of their job,
> ...) to go to this conference can still pick something up! Great!) I read
> the following :
> 
> In Jim's opinion, the "preferred way" to hook into Apache will soon become
> FastCGI rather than PCGI.
> 
> Well, I can understand that FastCGI is better than PCGI, but I read (and
> implemented) a how-to of anser (Using Apache with ZServer (Not Zope cgi))
> in which he explains the use of ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse.
> Well, this mehtod looks to me really handy. You use all the positive
> things, because you can use Apache, but also the fast ZServer.
> 
> So, now, you'll understand that I'm a little bit confused. What is now the
> best way ... using FastCGI or ProxyPass....? What are the differences
> between the two? What are the pro's and con's?

Would you mind if I "borrowed" your question for a Zope Guru of the Week topic?
(assuming it doesn't get answered quickly here).

Or perhaps I should be "harvesting" stuff like this (including answers) from the
list archives into "prefab" ZGotW questions, just as a searchable reference.

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