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

[Andy Dustman]

On Mon, 2002-03-11 at 02:04, Derek Simkowiak wrote:
> 
> 	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.

Might I suggest a little streamlining: [comments in brackets]

[if you have C compiler and Python 2.1.2 installed:]

> 1. Install and [don't] start Zope [from source]
> 2. Install and start MySQL server (I'm using mysqld-opt.exe)
> 3. Install ZMySQLDA
4. Run setup.py install
5. Start Zope.

[if you don't have a C compiler:]

> 1. Install and [don't] start Zope [binary package]
> 2. Install and start MySQL server (I'm using mysqld-opt.exe)
> 3. Install ZMySQLDA
> [4]. Download and install the win32 Python 2.1.2 (to match your Zope 2.5.0's 
> Python)
[5]. Try to install MySQL-python (filename "MySQL-python-0.9.1.win32-py2.1.exe")
[6]. Copy the MySQL-python files from your Python 2.1.2 installation
into your Zope installation's lib\python.
[7]. Start Zope.

I can not build MySQL-python for Windows, let alone make an installer; I
have neither the tools nor the inclination to do so. If someone thinks
they can make a better installer then please contact me.

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