[plug] Any Zope users out there?

[Bret Busby]

Can someone please explain (comparatively) the roles of Zope, Python, Tcl, Perl,
PHP, etc, in web pages?

I believe that I have a little understanding of the role of PHP; in that it can
extract system information, and information from databases, which information
can then be displayed using HTML, in web pages. Also, from what I understand,
PHP requires that the web server be PHP enabled, and does all the processing on
the web server, and does not require a browser to be PHP enabled, wherease
Javascript does the processing at the client end, and requires the browser to be
Javscript enabled.

However, I do not understand how all the other applications and scripting
languages relate to each other, or compare with each other.

I am not sure whether this is sufficiently involved to make it require either a
tutorial session, or otherwise a session at the UCC meetings, but I would like
to know the comparative roles and relationships.

Also, out of interest, I understand that Cold Fusion is supposed to be ported to
Linux in the not to distant future. I have just checked the allaire.com web
site, and noticed that Cold Fusion is available for HP-UX and Solaris.

Thanks.

Bret Busby


Michael Hunt wrote:
> 
> For those who are interested, I read on lwn that http://www.stormlinux.com
> have done their web pages using Zope (seems pretty cool to me).
> 
> Two things I have noted.
> 
> 1, I must get more time to play with toys like Zope, Python, TCL and Perl
> (oh and NIS I have been meaning to set-up as well .....)
> 2. Storm is based on Debian so once it gets past the 1.0 release (still in
> beta), I'm pretty much going to give it a whirl. Got to love the cool
> graphical install, it is looking better than Lizard on a COL2.2 machine.
> 
> Garth has raved to me that he is porting all his mysql/cgi stuff to Zope so
> I suspect that his "choice" use of Aussie metaphors means that it is pretty
> good. *grin*
> 
> Can anyone tell me is there a PLUG meeting during the second week of the
> school holidays ? I will be away the first week and I'd like to make it to
> one during this time as my other Tuesday nights (non school holidays) are
> busy !!!
> 
> Michael Hunt
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> > Of Leon Brooks
> > Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 1:25 PM
> > To: Perth Linux Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [plug] Any Zope users out there?
> >
> >
> > Michael Hunt wrote:
> > > I'd like to hear some more about it. What does it actually do
> > ??? I here it
> > > is something like cold fusion for Linux.
> >
> > Hmmm.
> >
> > It embeds Python in your web pages. I haven't tried it but am often on
> > the verge of doing so.
> >