On 2/27/07, Kirk Haines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 2/27/07, Pete DeLaurentis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Having multiple servers has been a must in my experience with Mongrel, > mainly because if a task is database / IO bound then other users have to > wait for it. > > I'm using Lighttpd => Pound => 10 Mongrels right now. No, it isn't a must for Mongrel. It may be a must for Rails, but it isn't a must for Mongrel. There is a difference. It's often blurred in both questions and responses, but Mongrel is far more than just a Rails platform.
This is true. However, his assertion is valid: it's a must for any web app that uses blocking API calls, like executing queries using the native mysql and postgres clients. That's just life with Ruby threads. jeremy
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