Akber Choudhry wrote:
>
> I have a production Cocoon hosting environment based on mod_rewrite and
> using the host matcher for mounting sub-sitemaps. Worked like a charm in
> the following way:
>
> 1. Vhosts are defined in Apache.
> 2. mod_rewrite is used for for :
> a. serving static files (identified by extension) directly from apache.
> b. tomcat's mod_webapp does do a perfect job yet (no pass-back to
> apache).
> c. Rewriting /* to /cocoon/* - making the presence of Cocoon
> transparent.
> 3. No Vhosts are defined in Tomcat.
> 4. Minimal main sitemap.xmap with host matcher mounting subsitemaps.
Can you donate your mod_rewrite configurations? that would make it a
good example in the docs, at least.
> Problems Faced:
> 1. JSP generator behaves strangely
> 2. java security manager - even after removing the security manager
> kludge in logger.
Please, elaborate more on this.
> Wish List for current subsitemap implementation.
> 1. Logger to split logs by sub-stiemap or vhost
yes, that's a good point.
> 2. java classes loading on re-mount - already mentioned by someone else.
absolutely.
> Some thoughts from the business battlefront:
>
> There is an "replication of function" all the way from Apache through
> Tomcat to Cocoon.
eh, this will never stop... it's simply too hard to avoid duplication on
layered architectures.
> There are a myriad possible combinations, none of which
> is bulletproof for business.
"None of which" is *way* too strong. If that was right, nobody would be
running servlets in critical environments and this is *not* the case.
> Is there the possibliity of developer build, pro build, and enterprise
> build, complete with optional tomcat config files etc. and checking of
> java versions, xerces versions etc. during build and install. Cocoon
> rocks, it will become a killer!
I don't get what you're trying to suggest, but I'm very interested in
knowing your thought on this.
> Also, where is cocoon with regards to servlet filters. A servlet filter
> implementation of Cocoon will enable business with huge investments in
> servlet/jsp apps to leverage cocoon out of the box.
Hmmm
> I mean - legacy apps
> with servlets/forwarding, working as is - producing xml consumed by cocoon
> - contributing to actions. etc.
well, I never need this functionality, but I agree that it's
interesting. Anybody wants to add a 'servlet filter' wrapper to Cocoon?
:)
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able to give birth to a dancing star.
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