> I have been a Java developer and have used Java-based Application > Servers, such as Tomcat, JBoss, and Weblogic. It looks to me that > the Apache2 Modules system with its filter chain is architected in a > similar fashion to Java based Application Servers. > > Can the Modules system be used as a general purpose application > server?
It could be. Apache modules are generally written in C, though Perl is also an option via mod_perl, which exports the Apache modules API to Perl. Obviously many companies use Apache as something like a PHP or Perl application server. Zend Server is an Apache module that implements a PHP application server which will also import your existing Java code, integrating it with the PHP within Zend application server. The transition would probably involve a significant realingnment of what a Tomcat user might think an application server should be, though. -- Ray Morris supp...@bettercgi.com Strongbox - The next generation in site security: http://www.bettercgi.com/strongbox/ Throttlebox - Intelligent Bandwidth Control http://www.bettercgi.com/throttlebox/ Strongbox / Throttlebox affiliate program: http://www.bettercgi.com/affiliates/user/register.php On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:34:36 -0800 Richard Catlin <richard.m.cat...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been a Java developer and have used Java-based Application > Servers, such as Tomcat, JBoss, and Weblogic. It looks to me that > the Apache2 Modules system with its filter chain is architected in a > similar fashion to Java based Application Servers. > > Can the Modules system be used as a general purpose application > server? > > Richard Catlin
