One of the big advantages of using a connector from Apache to Tomcat is so that Apache can do what it does best, serve static content. And Tomcat can do what it does best, handling requests for servlets/JSP dynamice content passed to it from Apache.
Another advantage is that apache can act as a load balancer for multiple Tomcat application servers. Regards, Glenn On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 09:07:06AM -0600, Wayne Frazee wrote: > Please pardon me for attempting to marshall the obvious however what is > the advantage of AJP/1.x over HTTP? > > Why is it worth the development time of apache volunteers? > > And why is AJP so advantageous over HTTP/1.1 that we should redesign > existing modules to use it? > > I do apologize but I am not really familiar with the inner workings of > tomcat as no webhost I have worked for to date has really pushed it. I > think the answers to these questions would be useful for all of us who > are more-or-less "pure" apache users/devs... > -- > -------------------- > Wayne S. Frazee > "Any sufficiently developed bug is indistinguishable from a feature." > > On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 08:51, Henri Gomez wrote: > > Manni Wood wrote: > > > > - Could mod_proxy be open to support AJP/1.x as tomcat connections ? > > > > - Should we learn from mod_proxy to redesign something using AJP ? > > > > > > Many questions which need experts answers... > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] | /* Spelin donut madder | MOREnet System Programming | * if iz ina coment. | Missouri Research and Education Network | */ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
