[Zope] newbie question - start page configuration

[Charlie Reiman]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Banning [mailto:sky_tracker@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 6:02 PM
> To: Charlie Reiman; zope@zope.org
> Subject: RE: [Zope] newbie question - start page configuration
>
>
>
> > object. Something like:
> >
> > container.REQUEST.RESPONSE.redirect("/Examples/mynewpage")
> >
> > or
> >
> >
> container.REQUEST.RESPONSE.redirect(container.Examples.mynewpage.a
bsolute_ur
> > l())
>
> Is this put in the z2.py configuration file?

No. A python script object called 'index_html' in your root folder. This
will then act as the default document when you fetch "/", resulting in a
swift redirect.

>
> > 2) Put it behind apache and use VirtualHostMonster. This is more
> > complicated, but it can make "/Examples" appear and act as your
> site root.
>
> Do you mean in httpd.conf where the virtual hosts are configured,
> say in my case, like;
>
> <VirtualHost *>
>     DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/data
>     ServerName skytrackercanada.com
> </VirtualHost>

No. You need to do some mod_proxy voodoo. It has nothing to do with apache's
virtual hosts. Add a VirtualHostMonster object to your zope in the root
folder and read the docs. It's quite harmless. There is also some docs in
the usual places: zope.org, zopelabs, etc.

> if so, this is not an http address.
>
> Can I direct DocumentRoot to a specific directory like with
> apache, and Zope will execute it? If so what directory would
> ./Examples/myprograms fall under?

Not that I've found. Perhaps it is possible but I've never done it.