Alessandro Bottoni wrote:
> How does Zope compare with Midgard?
> Which one is more flexible (that is: which one can be used in a wider set of
> cases)?
Zope wins on flexibility. Midgard is primarily a publication server and
has
many optimizations that target that function directly.
> Which one is easier to learn for the webmaster?
The'll both require time to get to know. I don't think you'll see much
difference.
> Which one is better fit to develop and maintain a complex web site (let's
> say: 10,000 documents and 50,000 pictures, updated weekly)?
> Which one is better for web sites that uses database and/or a "fragmented
> document" architecure (XML/SGML documents that are disassembled and
> re-assembled on demand)?
I think they'll both be able to handle this nicely.
> Which one can better integrate other technologies (web-mail interfaces and
> so on)?
Since Midgard builds on PHP, check out the list of features supported at
http://www.php.net.
> Which one is easier to use for a remote customer, enabled to develop and
> maintain his pages on the server?
That depends entirely on the interface you build for that customer. Both
allow
you to build your own, fully customized administration interface.
> Which one is better for "workgroup" intranet servers?
You'll have to define what you want those workgroups to accomplish using
the intranet server.
> Which one is safer (more anti-hacker)?
PHP has features that limit what the PHP scripts can do. Since Midgard
uses
Apache and PHP you'd have to look into what specific threats are
targeted at those.
I can't comment on the safety of the Zope server.
> Performance comparisons are the toughest. PHP is no slouch -- it is used
> for some very high traffic sites, including freshmeat.net and lots of
> others.
And getting better with the coming of PHP4.
> BTW, the safest way to do those comparisons is *probably* to do them
> somewhere other than on this mailing list. :-)
Hey now, we can't start getting reasonable about this! I demand my
flamewar,
you, you.... :)
I happen to like PHP, so Midgard works for me. If you're a pythonite,
you'll
likely be comfortable with Zope.
Emile
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