[Zope] What if you can use Zope on development server only?

[Kevin Dangoor]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Thompson" <artdruid@hotmail.com>
To: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 3:33 PM
Subject: [Zope] What if you can use Zope on development server only?


>      Has anyone used Zope in a scenario where you don't have control of
the
> production server?  In other words, I'm in a non-profit organization that
> rents space from a web host.  That web host doesn't have Zope installed
and
> has no plans to install it.  I *might* be able to put Zope on my own
> personal Linux server, which would really make that machine like a
> development server.  Does anyone have any experience utilizing Zope in a
> scenario where the development and production servers are separate and the
> production server doesn't have Zope on it?

I originally tried running Zope at pair.com, where I didn't have root access
to the box. I *did* have the ability to run CGIs and telnet in, however. You
can get Zope running in such a scenario. And, if they're running Apache with
mod_rewrite, you can even make Zope serve up your site's root.

    One note though: many ISPs don't want you to run a long-lived process.
If that's their policy, then you'll run into trouble that way.

    As far as running separate development and production servers, I believe
you can get something going. I think someone made a Product that will mirror
your Zope database in separate files. You'll lose all of Zope's cool dynamic
ability, but you'll at least be able to take advantage of the content
management.

Kevin