[Zope] Re: Mini-HOWTO: Zope + MySQL under Windows

[RobertA.Klahn]

I solved this problem in a similar manner, but in a slightly different order:

1, 2 (Im using 3.23.49a "max"), 7 (From http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Get.plex?id=ActivePython), 8, 11, 3, then 4.

I dont end up with the "broken package" problem you describe, and things do seem to be working.

Bob.

On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:25:04 -0500
zope-request@zope.org wrote:

> Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 23:04:15 -0800 (PST)
> From: Derek Simkowiak <dereks@realloc.net>
> To: <zope@zope.org>
> Subject: [Zope] Mini-HOWTO: Zope + MySQL under Windows
> 
> 
> 	Ever try to get a MySQL server and Zope running under MS-Windows?
> 
> 	Here's what I had to do.  And no, I didn't find this documented
> anywhere.  This was a bit challenging as I haven't really used MS-Windows
> for anything other than gaming in about 5 years.
> 
> 
> 1. Install and start Zope
> 2. Install and start MySQL server (I'm using mysqld-opt.exe)
> 3. Install ZMySQLDA
> 	(*) You need a Windows program that can handle tarballs, as 
> ZMySQLDA, like most Zope "Products", is not distributed as a .zip file
> 
> 4. Restart Zope
> 5. Notice that the ZMySQLDA Product is showing as "broken" in the Zope
> Control Panel, because you are missing the MySQL-python interface library
> (distributed separately)
> 
> 6. Try to install MySQL-python (filename "MySQL-python-0.9.1.win32-py2.1.exe")
> 	(*) This will fail, because the Windows installer program will
> only unpack the files if it can find a "Python Installation" directory to 
> unpack it into.  There is no way to specify your Zope Python install as it 
> will only let you choose a Python install that is finds in the registry (I 
> *think*).  I.e., you fscking NEED Python to get access to the files.  A 
> .zip file was not available for download.
> 
> 7. Download and install the win32 Python 2.1.2 (to match your Zope 2.5.0's 
> Python)
> 
> 8. Now install MySQL-python (it should work this time)
> 
> 9. Restart Zope, and notice that the ZMySQLDA Product is broken, because 
> it is not finding the MySQL-python interface library
> 
> 10. At this point, you'll need to either (a) have payed attention to the 
> directories the Windows Installers used, or (b) go surfing around your 
> hard drive until you find where Zope, Python, and MySQL-python were 
> placed.  For me it was (b).
> 
> 11. Identify the files needed for MySQL-python.  Since MS-Window's package 
> management system doesn't provide an "rpm -ql" equivalent, I guessed this 
> to be
> 
> C:\Python21\
> 	_mysql.pyd
> 	_mysql_exceptions.py
> 	_mysql_exceptions.pyc
> 	_mysql_exceptions.pyo
> 	MySQLdb/   [dir with all contents]
> 
> 	...then I copied those files into the directory
> 
> C:\Program Files\Demo\lib\python
> 
> 	That "Demo" is the name of the directory Zope was installed into.
> 
> 12. Restart Zope.
> 
> 
> 	Is is working?  Seems to be... I can talk to the database from
> Zope.  It is correct and stable?  Fsck if I know.
> 
> 
> 
> --Derek
> 

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