[Zope] [newbie] cgi-tasks howto? stupid question

[Rajil Saraswat]

On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Rik Hoekstra wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> >i tried out this but this isnt working  out for me. can you point out the
> >error.
> >
> >my index_html file is
> ><dtml-var standard_html_header>
> ><FORM method=post action=http://localhost:8080/3inet/print>
> >Enter name: <INPUT type=text name=valname><BR>
> >
> ><INPUT type=submit>
> ></FORM>
> ><dtml-var standard_html_footer>
> >
> >
> >the print file is
> ><dtml-var standard_html_header>
> ><h2>
> ><dtml-var valname>
> ></h2>
> ><dtml-var standard_html_footer>
> >
> >
> >when i submit the form the print page is outputted but the value of the
> >textbox(valname) is not outputted. whats wrong?
> 
> Um, perhaps a stupid question, but since you are talking about files - is
> this a Zope object that is in the Zope object database or is it a file that
> is on your file system? If the last, it will not work. Zope keeps it's
> objects (files) in it's own database, the ZODB. It is
> <zopehome>/var/data.fs. You can't read it directly, it is an object database

No these are not files but objects in the database.

> 
> 
> >
> >another thing i havent understood is that zope.org is running on zope,
> >then why they donot have url based on 8080. if they are using pcgi then
> >the url must have been http://zope.org/zope.cgi/index_html   isnt this so?
> 
> No, apache let's you circumvent this.
> 
> 
> >i also want my url to be simply on http://localhost, what do i need to do
> >for this.
> 
>  Zope has it's built in webserver, called ZServer. It will run on any port,
> as long as you have the right privileges. If you want to change the port,
> change <zopehome>/z2.py It is heavily commented. Look for the http port
> section, it shouldn't be a problem.
> 
> Rik
> 
 
if i donot run the httpd but run only the Zserver then http://localhost
will work?