hi, again. i'm pretty stuck on this issue of configuring plone to handle blobs. having received zero responses to my question after two days, i thought i'd try reframing it to at least get some guidance on a way to attack the issue. i would be happy if i could run plone (2.5.3 or 3.0) on top of a version of zope that does blobs. i figure someone must have tried this - is there any guidance for swapping in a later version of Zope? any gotchas? is this worth trying? i'm going to try it with 2.5.3, but would love to hear whether anyone has experience with this...
ken On 8/27/07, Ken Manheimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, all. i'm equipping a customer with a plone-based CMS site, currently > based on plone 2.5.3 (on a redhat linux host). i have a question about the > best way to handle large files on the site. > > we want to handle mediafiles - from pdf-formatted academic-journal style > papers to podcasts and video clips. i don't immediately expect a large > number, but i do expect them to increasingly use the site for disseminating > and archiving this kind of thing over time. i want to avoid bloating of > the Data.fs to minimize backup overhead, growth management headaches, and > just not have to worry about potential performance impact. it looks to me > like the blob handling integrated in recent ZODB releases would be ideal. > > i struggled painfully with an alternative approch, tramline, for a while, > thwarted by an insidious apache/mod_python/tramline bug. that would be all > for the better, since it redirected me to blobs, but i'm quite confused > about how to get blob handling incorporated in my system. > > it's looking to me like blobs are not in the version of ZODB that comes > with either Plone 2.5.3 or Plone 3.0. am i mistaken? migrating to 3.0 at > this point may be a decent option. the plone 3.0 release announcement is > vague on the subject, but seems to suggest that blob handling is included. > my examination of the ZODB directory contradicts that, however. > > if blobs are not already there, i'm clueless about whether or how i could > drop in a later version of ZODB that includes blobs - or whether i should > install an entire later version of zope. or something else. what's the > compatibility story here? i figure this is somewhat charted territory, but > am at a loss to find my own way in it. suggestions? > > once i know the best way to make the jump to blobs (if any!), i'm faced > with the question of incorporating that version in my plone site. i've > become quite dependent on the linux unified installer, and loathe the > prospect of going back to, eg, hooking up ZEO manually. is there any guidance > on upgrading the underlying zope/ZODB without disruption? keeping the > Data.fs small and efficient would be a real boon. > > thanks for any guidance! > > ken manheimer > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://myriadicity.net > -- ken http://myriadicity.net _______________________________________________ Setup mailing list [email protected] http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/setup
