Thanks Niels. Just to clarify:Does my particular instance fall under an OODBMS model or a RDBMS model (with ORM if necessary)? I will begin by reading the Zope Book. Thanks for your assistance. Appreciate it. -ss
> Subject: Re: [Zope] Help in deciding approach to Web App > From: n...@syndicat.com > Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 09:24:10 +0100 > To: ays...@hotmail.com; zope@zope.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > > > > > Sareesh Sudhakaran <ays...@hotmail.com> schrieb: > > >My questions:Will the app be better served with a relational DB like > >mySQL or an Object database? After a lot of research I've guessed that > >my particular case might be better served with Python and Zope/ZODB. > >But I might be wrong? Maybe PHP+mySQL or Django is a better fit?Can > >anyone provide general advice on how to go about beginning such a > >project in ZOPE. > This hardly depends from your data structure, but with Zope you have the > option to use ZODB and SQL DBs like MySQL in parallel. Typical relational > data should go into a SQLDB while complex / oo Data structures should go into > ZODB. > > We developed several complex to very complex web based applications - incl. > expert systems - on Zope ZODB plus MySQL. I can't believe that someone would > be able to solve such issues with PHP/SQL within the same time / ressources. > > > Which is the best place to start learning for a > >newbie? > You should start by trying the short zope practice / excercise as described > in the Zope book. > > The Zope Book should be the best source for getting into Zope step by step > from "nothing". ß) > > > Can anyone recommend a good shared hosting provider that > >supports Zope fully but is not expensive? > Looking for "zope hosting" or similiar in google should advice you. Our > company - as one of many - offers Zope hosting to. > > > Is there a module or app that > >is open source that I can use to output a graphical flowchart based on > >the results, or will I be better served programming it from scratch > >with Python? > There are different modules as i.e. Python Imaging (PIL) and higher level > modules. > > > I would appreciate any help in getting started. Thank you > >in advance. I have tried most online forums but have not good any > >productive answers. Most of the answers I got were pro-PHP+mySQL. > > Yes, because the peoples did not know anything other solution usually... > > > cheers, > > > Niels. > > - -- > Niels Dettenbach > Syndicat IT&Internet > http://www.syndicat.com > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: APG v1.0.8 > > iIEEAREIAEEFAk7bLio6HE5pZWxzIERldHRlbmJhY2ggKFN5bmRpY2F0IElUJklu > dGVybmV0KSA8bmRAc3luZGljYXQuY29tPgAKCRBU3ERlZRyiDUhlAJ4/XPl3Oet6 > XN4UlkQ611FNoWqZCwCfZ1IPVjaLMD32wOlFE9cDnrm6bJQ= > =ukyi > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
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