On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 14:30:01 -0400 "Perrin Harkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I know what you mean, but the problem here is that this mod_perl > > server *is* the reverse proxy :) There are several backend servers > > which this server will both proxy and cache the content for - > > mod_perl is, putting it simply, just needed for additional > > intelligence. > > If what you're saying is that you can't separate out the mod_perl bits > with a proxy because they do things like authentication, you might be > interested in seeing what LiveJournal does with their proxy called > perlbal. They use a system of internal redirects to let mod_perl > handle auth functions and pass the file serving off to perlbal. You > can read about it in Brad Fitzpatrick's presentation (around silde > 45): > http://www.danga.com/words/2007_04_linuxfest_nw/linuxfest.pdf > > - Perrin I second that recommendation. Perlbal rocks, I use it on nearly every project I do these days. --------------------------------- Frank Wiles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.wiles.org ---------------------------------
