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  • From: John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net>
  • To: pcplantdb@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [pcplantdb] zope and python on win98
  • Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 20:00:31 +0000


Aloha,

> Indeed I must. Current problem is how to get python (&zope etc)
> running on my home system Win98 box with personal webserver.

python @ http://python.org/ftp/python/2.3.4/Python-2.3.4.exe
zope @ http://zope.org/Products/Zope/2.7.2/Zope-2.7.2-0-win32.exe

FYI the required python for the zope install is already bundled with the Zope/win installer (the above mentioned .exe) and installes itself automatically.
Zope sets itself up automatically - run it and you should be able to hit the server on localhost on whatever the default install port is (I forget...).

NOTE - if you only have a dialup adapter in your Win98 network setup, you'll need "fake"-install a network adapter to be able to have a localhost (127.0.0.1) for zope server. You don't actually need an actual physical card in the box...you just need to install one in network control panel! ...and say OK when it complains that your setup isn't quite finished. Worked for me anyhow.

Another tip - for Linux too - if you're developing multiple sites in one instance, the root folder for each site will be a subfolder of the zope instance root folder. To hit any given site root folder "directly" via localhost you'll need to use a Virtual Host Monster in the zope root folder.
AND - pointing the VHM to anything but root folder will block you from getting to the Zope management screens via localhost!

Workaround is very simple - use localhost IP number (127.0.0.1:portnumber/manage) to hit the management UI. Then you can set the VHM to map localhost to root folder of whatever site you're working on and still get to the ZMI.

There's also a free GUI python for Windows - ActivePython/PythonWin, available here:

http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePython/

If you have troubles with either ask me, I used to run both local zope development system and the above Win python on a Win98 box.



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