[Zope] ZServer VS. Apache

[BZ]

> A)  On installation, Zope installs Zserver. Is Zserver better than Apache?

No. It is different. I personally host just out of Zserver because it is 
easier to set up, a bit faster and easier to move. I can tar up my 
installation drop it on another box and restart ZServer, no fuss or muss 
with Apache.

> Does it run better with Zope? Can I do the Virtual Hosting with Zserver?

Apache can do a lot of things through loadable "mods" that ZServer cannot. 
If you are just going to be using a 100% full Zope installation with all of 
the content stored in Zope you might as well just use ZServer.

> B)  We are currently using MySQL. Does Zope plug-in to MySQL by default, 
or
> does it use it's on DB?

ZODB is its own "object database" not a relational database like MySQL. 
There are connectors to allow you to talk from Zope to MySQL.

>  
> We have 6453 files on our IntrAnet and 3003 files on our Public page. Is
> this exceeding the boundaries of Zserver's capabilities?

Not at all. It is a large amount of files so your Zope Database (see above) 
will be large. Make sure to put it on a machine with a good amount of RAM 
(Zope loves Ram).

Cheers,
BZ